Man arrested in Kottayam over elopement from police station

Police arrested Muhammad Mahaj (24), a native of Thiruvananthapuram, who works at a hotel in Kozhikode. He was booked under a POCSO case after being found in the house of a minor girl, whom he met via Instagram. The man was initially apprehended by police in suspicious circumstances and was kept at the Kaduthuruthy Police Station. He later escaped from the station around 7:30 PM after a power outage.