Kasargod : A so called sorcerer who reportedly sexually assaulted a woman on the pretext ofsorcery has been arrested.

The arrested man is Moidin alias Mohammad (62) of Avikkare in Kanhangad. The man hailing from Payyanur resided at Kanhangad and had even reportedly married five women.

A thirty year old woman, wife of a Madarasa teacher has lodged a complaint with the police alleging that the man had sexually assaulted her when she had been to him with her husband to solve a marital problem. She said the sorcerer made her husband to wait outside while he took her in, rendered her unconscious and then sexually assaulted her.

 The incident is learnt to have taken place on April 10. Though the man faced similar such charges earlier so far none had dared to complain.