The Chairman of the Puducherry Planning Authority (PPA) K.S.P. Ramesh sent a resignation letter to Chief Minister N.Rangasamy following the registration of criminal case against him by police on charges of molesting a minor girl.
Last week, the police booked the criminal case against Mr. Ramesh, a ruling party functionary and chairman of the Puducherry Planning Authority, on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl. The victim was studying in class IX in a school run by the political functionary at Thattanchavady.
The Child Welfare Committee conducted an inquiry with the victim and recorded her statement.
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It directed the D. Nagar police station to register a case against Ramesh.
The police have booked Ramesh under Section 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.