Paedophilia on the rise; 70-year-old Coimbatore man imprisoned under POCSO for sexually harassing minor girl

Coimbatore: A 70-year-old shopkeeper from Coimbatore who sexually abused a 10-year-old girl has been booked under POCSO and imprisoned.

Coimbatore: A 70-year-old shopkeeper from Coimbatore who sexually abused a 10-year-old girl has been booked under POCSO and imprisoned.

Kangaraj, a 70-year-old from Krishnan Kovil Street in Ramanathapuram runs a grocery store in the area. Around noon today, a 10-year-old girl who came to the shop to buy snacks was sexually abused by Kanagaraj. The girl returned home and complained about it to her parents who were shocked about the abuse and filed a complaint at the Ramanathapuram Police station.

Following this, Kanagaraj was arrested under POCSO by the Ramanathapuram Police. They have also filed cases against him under five sections including issuing death threats and causing harm to human life.

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