The accused Masiber Rahman, 52, a native of Udalguri in Assam, was arrested following a 10-day search. Idukki : Peermade Police arrested a man in Assam who had been convicted in a Pocso case and went absconding while out on parole.
The incident leading to the case occurred in April 2022. Kattappana Pocso court subsequently sentenced him to 29 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 60,000. After completing around three years of sentence, Rahman was released on parole.
Rahman allegedly trespassed into a workers’ quarters in Pazhaya Pambanar, threatened a minor girl and sexually assaulted her, resulting in pregnancy. He fled the area after the incident but was later arrested by Peermade Police. However, he fled to Assam. A police team comprising Peermade SI Ajesh K R, SI Jose Sebastian and ASI Murugesan M G travelled to Assam and arrested him. The accused was produced before a Pocso court in Assam, which issued a transit warrant. After being brought back to Kerala, Rahman was produced before Thodupuzha Pocso court and was subsequently remanded to prison.