40-yr-old man booked for raping girl, 5

Coimbatore: The RS Puram all-woman police on Tuesday registered a case against a construction worker for raping a five-year-old girl on August 14.
A police officer identified the accused as Sasikumar, 40, of Tirupathur district. He was staying in a temporary shelter on a construction site near Kovaipudur. “Another construction worker was also staying there along with his wife and daughter. On August 14, Sasikumar took the minor girl to his room and raped her. Her parents saw her coming out of the room in tears. She revealed the incident to them, who didn’t approach police:”
Meanwhile, the girl fell sick and was admitted to a hospital. “Sasikumar, who went into hiding, returned to the shelter on Sunday. When other workers attempted to assault him, he ran away,” the officer said.
On hearing about the incident, the all-women police held talks with the girl’s parents, who lodged a complaint against Sasikumar. “We have booked him under sections 5(m) and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and formed a team to nab him,” the officer said. tnn