Man held on charge of assaulting minor tribal children in Wayanad

Charged under Sections of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

August 17, 2022 08:21 pm | Updated 08:21 pm IST - KALPETTA

The Kenichira police on Wednesday arrested a man on charge of assaulting three minor tribal children at Nadavayal in Wayanad on Tuesday.

A.G. Radhakrishnan, 48, of Nadavayal, allegedly beat the children from the Neykkuppa tribal hamlet with a stick for reportedly destroying a newly erected mud bund on his paddy field.

He was charged under various Sections of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

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