Karunakaran of East Tambaram was nabbed by police and arrested under POCSO act for alluring a minor girl.

Karunakaran

Chennai:

A minor girl, who had eloped with her boyfriend, was traced along with her paramour in Tirupati. Police said, the youth, a 23-year-old diploma graduate, was working as an air-conditioner and fridge mechanic.

After eloping with him, the minor girl had sent a video of herself to her mother saying that she got married to Karunakaran, asking them not to search for her.

Karunakaran, a 23-year-old A/C mechanic from Tambaram, Chennai was arrested under POCSO act for abducting and marrying a 16-year-old student. The student along with Karunakaran sent a video to her parents after their wedding.#Chennai #POCSO #marriage pic.twitter.com/mDWdwPaJ1X
— DT Next (@dt_next) February 12, 2021

Alarmed with the video, her parents filed a complaint at the Selaiyur police station. Police located them in Tirupati after tracking their cell phone signal and nabbed Karunakaran.

Karunakaran is booked under POCSO act for alluring a minor girl, and the girl has been sent with her parents.

Youth booked under POCSO act for eloping with minor

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