KOCHI: A youth who sexually assaulted a girl was arrested by the police. The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon near Aluva post office. The youth groped the 19-year-old woman. The accused who fled after the incident was later caught from the railway station.

The accused is a native from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. Locals tried to capture him after they saw him groping the girl, but the accused escaped after pelting stones at the people. The accused ran straight to the railway station from the spot. The railway police caught him at the station. It is reported that the accused is addicted to drugs.