Overview
- Philip Mambad was taken into custody in Nilambur, Malappuram district, in connection with a POCSO case, police said Friday.
- Officials confirmed a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act was registered on a complaint by the minor’s parents.
- The case was first filed at Chevayur police station in Kozhikode on Thursday before being transferred for investigation.
- Police said Mambad is being interrogated and further details will follow after his arrest is formally recorded.
- Mambad previously served as a Kerala Police sub-inspector before taking voluntary retirement to work as a motivational mentor.