The Palayamkottai All Women police have arrested a head constable for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.
Police said armed reserve police head-constable Sasikumar, 45, from Kanniyakumari district lives in armed reserve police quarters in Palayamkottai. As he was sexually abusing the daughter of his relative, a Class 9 student, the victim informed her mother about it. However, her mother did not file a complaint with the police.
Only after the victim shared her trauma with her classmates, her teachers informed the District Child Protection Committee and the All Women Police, Palayamkottai.
Based on the complaint from the girl, the police arrested Sasikumar on Wednesday night under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
Published – August 14, 2025 08:24 pm IST
