THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/CHENNAI: A man accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl in Thiruvananthapuram in 2001 and absconding for nearly 24 years was arrested in Chennai. The accused had converted to Christianity, adopted the name Sam, and was working as a pastor in Ayanavaram.

Police said Muthukumar of Neeramankara, Thiruvananthapuram, had married twice in Chennai and kept in touch with his relatives using public telephone booths and other people's mobile phones.

According to the case file, registered by Vanchiyoor police, Muthukumar, who worked as a tuition teacher, allegedly asked the victim to visit him during school hours. During the school break, the girl went to his tuition centre, where she was sexually assaulted, police said. The school teacher, noticing the girl's absence, inform

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