KOLLAM: In a shocking incident of domestic child abuse, an 8th-grade student was brutally assaulted and stripped by his mother’s partner at Kuriyodu in Chadayamangalam, Kollam district. Following the emergence of video footage documenting the assault, the Chadayamangalam Police arrested the accused, identified as Rajesh.
According to the victim’s mother, Shalini, Rajesh harbored an intense dislike toward the boy and routinely subjected him to verbal abuse, harassment, and physical violence under the influence of alcohol.
Taking suo motu cognizance of the media reports, the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights registered a case regarding the assault. The commission has directed the Kollam Rural Superintendent of Police (SP), the Chadayamangalam Station House Officer (SHO), and the District Child Protection Officer to submit urgent explanatory reports detailing the action taken.
Earlier, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan intervened directly by speaking with the Kollam Rural SP over the phone. The Chief Minister instructed police authorities to initiate strict legal action and apprehend the culprit without delay, following which the police executed the arrest.
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