The Varapuzha police on Saturday arrested two persons on charge of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, the daughter of one of the accused.
The first accused, a migrant, had been staying along with his wife and five daughters at a makeshift shed next to a pig farm here where he used to work. He used to sexually assault the daughter since June.
The other accused, a 19-year-old, had abused her when she was alone at home. The names of the accused are being withheld to safeguard the identity of the survivor. Her ordeal came to light after she revealed it to the school authorities during counselling. Four of the girls, including the survivor, were transferred to a girls’ home in Kakkanad, while the fifth child, a toddler, is with the mother. The accused have been booked under the POCSO Act and Section 376 of the IPC.
They will be produced before a magistrate on Sunday.