The police on May 26, 2026 (Tuesday) arrested a 46-year-old journalist attached to a Tamil daily in Coimbatore for alleged sexual assault on a minor girl.The police said that the journalist, a native of Tenkasi, was arrested based on the complaint lodged by the girl’s parent at the All Women Police Station, Coimbatore South.Police sources said that the accused had been residing alone as his wife was staying in her native for postnatal care. The accused lured the girl to his residence misusing his acquaintance with her family last week and sexually assaulted her.The girl escaped from his house and informed the incident to her parents.The police registered a case against him under different Sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.Police sources added that the accused was arrested from his native on Tuesday. Published - May 26, 2026 09:37 pm IST