The Reddiyarpalayam Police have arrested a 26-year-old person under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The police gave the name of the accused as Manikantan, a resident of Lambert Saravanan Nagar.
The accused was arrested based on a complaint filed by his 17-year-old-wife. She had complained to the police about domestic violence. During his interrogation it came to the knowledge that the accused had married her when she was 15. Her parents are visually challenged, police said.
As per the Supreme Court judgment, a man who has physical relationship with his minor wife was guilty of rape. So the police arrested him under POSCO and section 376 (3) of Indian Penal Code, they said.