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Police officer sexually assaults minor

A police are the one who is to protect the city and its citizens. But what if these guardians themselves commit crimes?

A Kerala police officer has been booked by the Ernakulam central police for allegedly sexually abusing a minor in Kochi.

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The girl alleged that the officer had grabbed her wrist without her permission when she was in the lift of a building.

The officer has been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) on the basis of a complaint by the girl’s parents, the police said.

The police said that the accused officer is a relative of the girl.  A preliminary investigation is launched in the incident, they said, adding no arrest has been made so far.

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