CHALAKUDY: A doctor was arrested for sexually assaulting a minor girl. The arrested person has been identified as Puthukkad Maravanchery native KM Sajeevan (50), the superintendent in charge of Elanjipra Social Health Center. As per the complaint, the accused molested the daughter of a nurse who came to the hospital for counselling on June 1.

The doctor appeared at the DySP office after the expiry of the temporary stay granted by the High Court in the case. The accused was produced in the Magistrate Court, Chalakudy yesterday morning and remanded for 15 days. Organizations like DYFI and Kerala Mahila Association had protested demanding the arrest of the accused doctor in the POCSO case.