A case was registered against a 36-year-old woman in Kerala’s Mallapuram for allegedly raping a nine-year-old boy, said to be her nephew, The Times of India (TOI) reported. The incident came to light after the boy revealed it to a local doctor, who then alerted Childline authorities.
Officials from Childline then recorded the boy’s statement and filed a complaint with the police. The woman has been arrested under section 5 and 6 of the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
“We have confirmed that the boy was sexually misused by the woman for several months and it has affected his mental health. The accused is the boy’s uncle’s wife and lived near his house,” Childline coordinator Anwar Karakkadan told TOI.
The police is also looking into a dispute between the two families to establish any possible link to the allegations.
“We have learnt that there was a dispute between the families of the survivor and the accused. We have to check whether the allegation is linked to the dispute. Police will record the statement of the accused in the coming days,” sub-inspector Binu Thomas told TOI.
(With inputs from TOI.)
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