50-year-old man held for sexually assaulting boy

The Aluva police have arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy at Aluva.

The accused person, Shivaji, 50, a native of Kunnumpuram, attempted to sodomise the boy after luring him to his house. Besides assaulting him, the accused also threatened the victim with dire consequences if he revealed the incident to anyone.

On returning home, the boy narrated the ordeal to his family. His father filed a complaint with the police. Acase has been registered under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act on Tuesday. The police recorded the statement of the boy. The accused was arrested from Aluva. He was presented before the magistrate and remanded in judicial custody.