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POCSO case suspect attacks policeman
Ramanathapuram: A suspect in a POCSO case attacked a police constable with a knife who had come to arrest him near Sayalkudi on Saturday. The constable suffered injuries on his thigh and was admitted to hospital. Police said the suspect, Jesuraj alias Ashok Kumar, was arrested in a POCSO case in 2021. He was recently released on bail but did not appear in the court.
A warrant was issued, and Constable Kalimuthu along with two other personnel went to arrest him on Saturday. “When the policemen tried to arrest him, Jesuraj took a knife and attacked them,” sources said.