Youth held for alleged bid to kill minor in Keralam’s Perumbavoor

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The Perumbavoor police arrested a youth for allegedly attempting to kill a POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) case survivor. The accused, Muhammed Athinan, 22, was out on bail in the POCSO case.

The alleged incident took place around 2 p.m. on Monday. The arrest was recorded on Tuesday.

The accused was booked for offences including attempt to murder, house trespass, and criminal intimidation. He was produced in a Perumbavoor court and remanded on Tuesday.

Athinan had been arrested and remanded earlier for allegedly assaulting the minor girl in August.

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