The authorities decided to hand over the information to child-line authorities. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Key Highlights The incident came to light when the locals alerted the members of the school where she was studying When the volunteers at the child-line counselled the minor, she revealed horrific details of sexual harassment. The accused have been booked under various sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act

Thiruvananthapuram: In a case reported from Kerala's Malappuram, a 12-year-old girl was allegedly sexually abused by 30 people in Chelari area. The survivor is a Class 7 student and was harassed with support of her father.

The incident came to light when the locals alerted the PTA members of the school where she was studying and the teachers started noticing that the girl was often missing her classes. Following this, the school authorities decided to hand over the information to child-line authorities. Reportedly, when the volunteers at the child-line counselled the minor, she revealed horrific details of sexual harassment.

According to a report, the girl was then produced before the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) Malappuram on Saturday and she was brought to a shelter home in the same town. Meanwhile, the Tirurangadi police registered a case regarding the incident and the survivor was produced before the magistrate to record the statement. The accused have been booked under various sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and took two persons including father of the girl into custody.

Reportedly, Anwar Karakkandan, the child-line official told a media person that the survivor is the only girl child of the family and they were staying in a rented house. The girl revealed that she has been abused for the last two years and reportedly her father's friends often visited their house. Anwar added that the girl was forced to skip school many days due to pressure from her father.

In a similar case reported from Himachal Pradesh, a 17-year-old boy allegedly raped a teenage girl in Kullu district. The boy allegedly coaxed the-14-year-old girl and made physical relations with her, Kullu's Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh said. The boy was apprehended after a case was registered against him at the women's police station, he said.

Meanwhile, the boy will be produced before the juvenile justice board (JJB) after his medical examination, while the girl will be presented before the magistrate for recording statement, the officer said.





