MALAPPURAM:

in the Malappuram district of

have arrested the 36-year-old woman who is accused of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old boy.

It was three days ago that the shocking incident of rape of the boy by the woman, who is his uncle’s wife, came to light after the boy revealed the details of the

to a doctor when he approached the local clinic for consultation.

Thenhippalm police had registered a case regarding the incident under sections 5 and 6 of Prevention of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) Act, which deals with the punishment of aggravated penetrative sexual assault.

The woman was taken into custody on Tuesday evening and the arrest was recorded on Tuesday night after detailed interrogation, said Binu Thomas, sub-inspector of Thenhippalam police.

Childline authorities of Malappuram have already found that survivor was undergoing sexual abuse for more than a year and they have also confirmed the offence of penetrative sexual assault against the child.

Meanwhile, Valanchery police in the district have arrested accused of the case related to the sexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy in Valanchery. The arrested person was also accused of several criminal cases registered at Kuttippuram and Valanchery stations.