THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The police have found that Malayinkeezhu native Santhosh, who was arrested for attempting to sexually assault a woman near the museum compound, is also the accused in the Peroorkada sexual assault case. Santhosh was confirmed to be the accused in both cases in the fingerprint analysis held at the forensic lab.

The incident related to the case in Peroorkada took place in December last year. The girl, who had come to study in the city, was living in a house in Peroorkada when the accused barged into the house and sexually assaulted her. Following this, police registered a case and collected scientific evidence. The girl identified Santhosh after his pictures appeared in the media in connection with the museum and Kuravankonam cases. Soon, the girl informed the police. Based on this, the fingerprints of the accused were sent for analysis.

It was stated in the report that the fingerprints collected in connection with the Peroorkada case were the same as the fingerprints of Santhosh. The police are preparing to take Santhosh into custody and interrogate him in connection with the Peroorkada case.