ALAPPUZHA: A local Congress leader, who came to distribute party membership, has been accused of groping a housewife. The woman lodged a complaint with the police against Biju Purushothaman, constituency secretary at Chingoli in Harippad. Following this, Kareelakulangara police registered a case against the accused and arrested him.

The complainant is the wife of a person close to a senior Congress leader. Biju has been charged under non-bailable sections. The accused will be produced in court and remanded in judicial custody.