The Pathanamthitta district police probing the alleged sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl in Perunad arrested four persons in this connection recently.
Three of the arrested persons were identified as Joyal Thomas, Sajjad and Muhammad Rafi while the fourth accused was a minor boy aged below 18 years of age.
Joyal Thomas, a native of Madathummoozhy, near Perunad, was an active member of the Democratic Youth Federation of India zonal committee in Perunad and also served as its president. Muhammad Rafi, a native of Chittar, is employed with the Kerala State Electricity Board.