THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Pastor arrested in case of sexually assaulting 13-year-old. Pastor Rabindranath (59) of the Pentecostal Church in Poovachal Kurakonam was arrested. He met the boy on his way home from the hospital the other day.

During the journey, Rabindranath asked the boy if he could fix the tab. The pastor asked him to open a folder while the boy looked at the tab, saying he would try to fix it. That folder was full of pornographic images. After viewing pornographic images, the boy returned the tab to the pastor. The pastor harassed the boy as he tried to leave after this. Rabindranath then promised food and money, but the boy ran away and informed his relatives. The relatives lodged a complaint with the police. After registering a case, Kattakkada police arrested the accused. The police have filed a POCSO case against him. Ravindranath was produced in the court and remanded.

Meanwhile, a middle-aged man who sexually assaulted a twelve-year-old boy in Thrissur was sentenced to 97 years of rigorous imprisonment. Anchery Valarkavu Nediyampath Babu (59) was convicted by the Thrissur fast-track POCSO court. In addition to rigorous imprisonment, a fine of five and a half lakh rupees must also be paid. From August 2021 to February 2022, the child went to the accused's house for tuition, during which the accused molested the child.