Karkala: Santhosh Putran, a member of the Kalya Gram Panchayat, has been arrested by the Karkala rural police on charges of sexually harassing a Dalit girl.

On May 28, a case of posco and dalit violence was registered in the Karkala rural police station against the accused for sexually harassing a minor girl belonging to the Dalit community.

On May 29, the accused was arrested and produced before the judge. The judge ordered judicial custody for the accused Santosh putran