MALAPPURAM: Kerala is yet to recover from the shock of the news regarding a five-year-old getting sexually abused and brutally murdered in Aluva. Now, a similar crime has been reported in Malappuram. A four-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Chelari which comes within the limits of the Tirurangadi police station. The victim is the daughter of a migrant worker couple. Police have taken into custody a Madhya Pradesh native, a friend of the couple.

The incident took place on Thursday evening in an area where migrant workers live in large numbers. The accused took the child to his room on the pretext of playing with her. The parents rushed to the spot after hearing the girl scream. It was the child's parents who informed the police. The child has been subjected to a medical examination. The accused will be produced in court after recording his arrest. According to the information received from the police, the accused and the child's parents are from Madhya Pradesh.