Sethubhavachatram police have arrested five persons under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl on August 30.The girl’s mother llodged a complaint with the police on August 31 and the accused were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on September 1.In another incident, Pattukottai All Woman Police have arrested a 60-year-old man of Adhiramapattinam on charges of misbehaving with two teenage girls.According to police, the accused misbehaved with the girls at his work place on August 30. Following a complaint from the families of the victims, he was arrested under the POCSO Act and remanded to judicial custody subsequently.Meanwhile, Vallam All-Women Police have arrested the stepfather of a girl on charges of sexually assaulting her since 2022. The accused was arrested under the POCSO Act and remanded to judicial custody based on a complaint from the District Child Protection Unit, sources said. Published - September 02, 2026 04:12 pm IST