Cops stated the victims’ household was residing in a rented home close to Shaji’s home. (Represetational)
Thiruvananthapuram:
A 56-year-old retired soldier was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor women in close by Poovar, police stated on Friday.
Shaji had been abusing the ladies, aged 10 and 12, since Might after growing a relationship with their economically backward mother and father.
The matter got here to mild after one of many victims narrated the trauma that they had undergone throughout a counselling session at their faculty.
The counsellor later had a joint session with each sisters.
Based mostly on the report submitted by the counsellor, the varsity authorities knowledgeable the Poovar police, who was remanded at the moment.
A police officer stated the victims’ household was residing in a rented home close to Shaji’s home.
“The accused was arrested yesterday and produced earlier than a court docket on Friday,” a police officer added.
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