Ernakulam: In the Thamarachal area of East Ernakulam, a group of youths threatened an eight-year-old girl at gunpoint while she was in a car. The girl came with her father to a local shop. It happened the previous day, leaving the victim traumatised.
The assailants, arriving on a bike, targeted the young girl while she was in the car. Faced with the threat of a gun, the terrified child cried out for help. They quickly escaped on their bikes. Local residents came running at the scene, but by that time, the girl had fainted.
The Thadiyittaparambu police have taken a young man into custody in connection with the incident. Preliminary reports suggest that the girl has identified the arrested individual. Further details regarding the motive and circumstances of the incident are expected to be revealed after a thorough interrogation.
