In yet another case of sexual assault on children in the Ernakulam Rural police district, a worker from Assam was arrested on Saturday on charge of assaulting the four-year-old daughter of his colleague at a plywood factory at Iringol near Perumbavoor.
The child, after school, used to go to the factory where her mother, who too hailed from Assam, was employed. She was reportedly taken to a restroom behind the factory and assaulted by the 21-year-old accused.
The incident came to light after her mother noticed a change in the child’s behaviour. She also complained of body ache on reaching home. The child was subsequently admitted to a hospital where the assault was confirmed. The youth was arrested under provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
