KOTTAYAM: A health worker has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old Dalit girl while she was undergoing treatment for Covid. A relative of the girl was also arrested after the girl revealed that she was molested by him four years ago. The arrested have been identified as health worker S Sachin and the girls' 28-year-old relative from Alappuzha.

Sachin allegedly molested the girl on the night of the 17th while she was staying at the Nattakom Primary Health Center. Following the complaint, the police arrived with the childline workers the next day and recorded a statement from the girl. After recovering from Covid, the girl underwent counseling. It was at this time that she revealed that she was molested by her relative. The court has remanded the two accused.