A 23-year-old man, who was arrested for sexually assaulting a nine-year-old child, broke one of his legs when he was chased by the Nilgiris district police, the police said, in a statement to the press on Friday, January 19, 2024.
The man, identified as Ajith, a resident of Thalakundah, is alleged to have sexually assaulting a child when she was making her way back home after taking part in a temple festival. Local residents on Thursday, January 18, had staged a protest alleging that they had found Ajith in a thicket with the child. They chased and apprehended him and handed him over to the Pudumund police.
