MALAPPURAM: Thenhippalam police have registered a case against a 36-year-old woman for allegedly raping a nine-year-old boy for around 12 months. The incident was found out after the boy told a doctor at a clinic who in turn told Childline authorities. Childline authorities recorded the victim's statement and a complaint was sent to the police.

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According to police, the incident came to light last week after the boy revealed it to a doctor of a local clinic. The doctor alerted Childline authorities, who recorded the statement of the boy and forwarded a complaint to the police. The police have booked the accused woman under the sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. These sections under the Pocso Act deal with cases pertaining to aggravated penetrative sexual assault.

Childline (Malappuram) coordinator Anwar Karakkadan stated that “We have confirmed that the boy was sexually misused by the woman for several months, and it has affected his mental health. The accused is the boy’s uncle’s wife and she lives near his house.” "We have learned that there was a dispute between the family of the survivor and accused. We have to check whether the allegation is linked to the dispute. Police will record the statement of accused in the coming days," Thenhippalam sub-inspector Binu Thomas was quoted as saying.

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