Kerala police arrest rape accused in POCSO case
The case was registered on Friday after the 16-year-old girl told her mother about the incident, police said.
Pathanamthitta: Kerala police has nabbed a 22-year-old man who is accused of raping a minor girl multiple times.
Police said Pandalam resident Ananthu Anil, was nabbed on Saturday evening from from his hideout in Kochi, after his mobile tower location was traced.
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The case was registered on Friday after the 16-year-old girl told her mother about the incident, police said.
In a release, police said Ananthu was accused of raping the girl multiple times and threatening the girl that he would pour acid on her if she told anyone what he had done to her.
Police also said that there was already a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act registered against him for allegedly molesting the same girl earlier.
