Man attempts to murder school boy for resisting sexual assault near Coimbatore; arrested
M. Vasanthakumar, a butcher from Palladam in Tirupur district, was arrested by the Sulur police. As per the findings of the police, Vasanthakumar sexually assaulted the boy in a building at Kadambadi near Sulur, after forcing him to drink alcohol. As the boy resisted the sexual acts, the accused hit him on his head with a stone. He fled the spot after the boy became unconscious. The boy walked to the main road when he regained consciousness and collapsed eventually, the police said.
The incident happened on Friday when the boy, a Class VIII student residing in a government hostel in Coimbatore district, reportedly bunked classes and planned to go to his native in Tiruppur district . He hitched a ride on the two-wheeler of the accused from Sokkampalayam junction near Annur. The accused assured him that he would drop him at Somanur.
But, he took the boy to the building and assaulted him.
After being alerted about the boy, the Sulur police rushed to spot and shifted him to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital. The police launched an investigation based on the boy's statement and arrested the accused on Monday for various charges, including offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The police added that the condition of the boy was stable.
Coimbatore District Superintendent of Police K. Karthikeyan said the special teams identified the accused despite him having used a two-wheeler belonging to someone else.
Sulur Inspector Lenin Appadurai said the accused will be produced before a court for remand on Tuesday.
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