KOCHI: A 63-year-old man was arrested for sexually assaulting a young woman in the busy Kochi streets. The young girl was walking down the streets when Sathar, an autorickshaw driver blocked her passage and came out from the vehicle to forcibly kiss her. The woman also complained about the senile man injuring her with beatings. Kuruppampady police arrested Sathar after getting complaints from the woman.

The girl was waiting inside a bus stop when Sathar stopped the vehicle and entered the waiting shed in an unassuming manner only to forcibly kiss her. The girl shouted in fear but Sathar slapped her hard enough to silence her and sped away in his auto.

Meanwhile, in Kalamassery, 66-year-old Sudhakaran was arrested for sexually assaulting a minor boy. A local while traveling in the area saw Sudhakaran assaulting the boy inside a shed, and so alerted the police. The boy was made to return with his family.