RAMESWARAM: A 53-year-old man was arrested here Tuesday for allegedly sexually abusing his neighbour, a 11-year-old boy, police said.
Muthumaran, an auto-driver, took the boy in his auto rickshaw to a desolate spot and
sexually assaulted him, the police said.
The incident came to light when the boy returned home crying and told his parents about the abuse, they said.
Based on a complaint,
Muthumaran was arrested under
POCSO Act, the police added.
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