KOLLAM: A youth who sexually abused a nine-year-old boy in Anchal after tying him to a window has been arrested. The arrested is Manikuttan (35) of Thevarthottam. The incident happened on January 20. The boy went to the house of the accused to get a candle. He then tried to abuse the boy. The boy who got scared tried to flee from there.

However, Manikuttan followed the boy and forcibly brought him back to his house. He then tied him to the window and abused him. The boy then untied the rope and escaped. The boy, who reached home, revealed the incident to his parents. A complaint was then filed. The Anchal police have registered the youth’s arrest. The boy's statement will be recorded today itself. The accused will be produced in the court and remanded.