India News | 3 Held for Sexually Abusing Minor Boy
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Three people have been arrested on the charge of sexually abusing a minor boy, police said here on Monday.
Malappuram (Kerala), Jan 24 (PTI) Three people have been arrested on the charge of sexually abusing a minor boy, police said here on Monday.
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Police said the 12-year-old boy was subjected to the sexual assault after the three took him to various places under the pretext of facilitating a song performance for a social media channel run by one of the accused.
The incident came to light when the parents noticed some changes in their son. He was then taken to a doctor who detected that the boy was subjected to unnatural sexual abuse.
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The matter was reported to the police which arrested the accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act).
A Magistrate Court in Tirur today remanded the accused to judicial custody, the police added.
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