One person arrested for attempted sexual abuse of underage girl

The Ayanavaram All Women Police have arrested a 42-year-old woman from Nammalwarpet under the POCSO Act for attempting to sexually assault a 15-year-old girl.

According to the police, P. Sasikumar had tried to sexually abuse a minor girl who lived alone in the neighbourhood on Wednesday night. However, the girl escaped and took shelter in her grandmother’s house in the next street. The accused, while trying to escape, fell down the stairs on the first floor and suffered a fracture in his leg. Based on a complaint filed by the girl’s mother, the Ayanavaram AWPS went to the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital where he was treated and arrested the accused.