The police are searching for a POCSO case accused, a 61-year-old autorickshaw driver, after he went missing from a hospital in Periyar Nagar, where he was undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in an assault.
The autorickshaw driver was accused of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl while driving her to school in his vehicle.
He sustained injuries to his head and back in an alleged assault by the girl’s parents and relatives on Friday, the police said. Later that night, his son admitted him to the Periyar Nagar Government Hospital.
Based on a complaint lodged by the girl’s mother, the All-Women Police Station, Puzhal, registered a case under the POCSO Act.
The police subsequently learnt that the accused went missing from the hospital around 5.30 a.m. on Saturday. following which they formed special teams under the supervision of Kolathur Deputy Commissioner of Police S. Rajesh Kannan.
Published – November 01, 2026 12:55 am IST
