PATHANAMTHITTA: Police have arrested a youth for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Thiruvalla. The arrested youth has been identified as Jibin Johny (26), a native of Kunnanthanam in Thiruvalla. The girl died a few months ago while undergoing treatment for meningitis at a hospital in Thiruvalla. Upon examining the body, it was found that the girl was subjected to sexual assault. Vishnu Suresh, a native of Kumily, was arrested earlier in the case.

During the post-mortem, it was found that the girl was subjected to constant sexual assault. Following this, the police registered a case and started an investigation. The accused were arrested after conducting an investigation based on the information received from the girl's mobile phone. According to the police, Jibin constantly sexually abused the girl. The officials also said that nude pictures of around 20 girls were recovered from his phone. The police said that they will investigate whether the accused sexually assaulted other girls.