Coimbatore: Man arrested for sexually assaulting 13-year-old girl

COIMBATORE: A 36-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
The accused, E Sathishkumar, hails from a village on the city’s outskirts and was working as a labourer, police sources said. “He had been sexually assaulting his neighbour, a school student staying with her grandmother, from last October. He threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed about the incident to anyone.On Sunday, when Sathishkumar forced the girl for physical contact, she told some neighbours about the assault. They informed Child Line officials. Child Line staff visited the village and met the girl,” a police officer said.
The staff rescued the girl and lodged a complaint with the Perur all women police against Sathishkumar, who was booked under sections 5 (l) read with 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.
The girl was produced before the child welfare committee and later was handed over to the grandmother.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)