Worker held for abusing minor girl

Trichy | Tuesday | 16th October, 2018

Summary:

Trichy: Police have arrested a 26-year-old construction worker in Tiruvarur district for sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl.Thenkoban, a resident of Vilavadi Moolai in K Karai in Tiruvarur, allegedly sexually abused the daughter of a construction worker, who is a Class III student. The father filed a complaint with the Tiruvarur all-woman police who acted swiftly and arrested Thenkovan. He went to the terrace and saw his daughter being sexually assaulted by Thenkovan.When the father tried to nab him, Thenkovan fled the scene. They registered a case against the accused under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The incident took place when the girl’s parents were away at work on Saturday.It came to light when her father who returned home around 6pm on Saturday heard her cries from the terrace of his house..