Thanjavur AIADMK functionary booked under POCSO
AIADMK functionary was arrested for stalking a Class 12 schoolgirl.
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CHENNAI: An AIADMK IT-wing functionary from Thanjavur was arrested under the Pocso Act on Wednesday for stalking a class 12 girl from the locality.
According to reports, Deepan (33), a Pannaivayal resident, who recently took charge as Thanjavur South District IT-Wing Joint Secretary of AIADMK, had been stalking the class 12 girl from the same locality.
On her way to school on Tuesday, Deepan waylaid her and attempted to molest her, but she managed to escape and informed her parents who then lodged a complaint with the Pattukkottai All Women Police at night.
The police registered a case under various sections, including the Pocso act, and arrested Deepan on Wednesday. He was produced before the court and sent to judicial custody.