Overview
- A man assaulted a six-year-old on the Palaruvi Express as she slept beside her grandfather early Thursday, police said.
- A woman passenger filmed the act and raised an alarm as the train entered Tamil Nadu, and the suspect stepped off at Sengottai.
- Police arrested a 40-year-old Kollam poultry worker on Friday, and a court on Saturday ordered 15 days’ judicial custody under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences law and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, India’s new criminal code.
- In a separate case near Angamaly on Saturday, locals stopped an Uttar Pradesh man who broke into a home and tried to rape a 16-year-old with a mental disability, then handed him to police.
- Investigations remain open, with statements recorded and medical care and counselling arranged for the victims, and train incidents that cross state lines can require coordination between Kerala and Tamil Nadu police.