Boy sexually assaulted by 14 men in Kerala for 2 years, nine arrested

Nine people, including two government employees, have been arrested from Kasaragod district of Kerala for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy after befriending him on a mobile app for the LGBTQ community, the police said on Tuesday (September 16, 2025).

According to a senior police officer, the boy was sexually assaulted over two years at his house and other places, including in Kannur and Kozhikode districts, by 14 different men.

The assault came to light when the boy's mother saw a man at their house who ran away on seeing her, the police said.

On asking her son, he told her what was happening and she communicated the same to the child line which in turn informed the police, the officer said.

14 POCSO cases filed

The officer said 14 separate cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, have been registered against the accused during the last two days based on the statement given by the boy.

A special investigation team (SIT) comprising a DySP and four Inspectors has also been constituted to probe the eight cases related to incidents that occurred in Kasaragod district, the officer said.

The remaining six cases have been transferred to Kozhikode and Kannur districts, where the boy was allegedly sexually assaulted, he said.

The 14 accused in the matter are aged between 25 and 51 years and one of them is a Railways employee, the police added.