Police in Perumbavoor, in Kerala's Ernakulam district, have taken a 22-year-old man into custody for allegedly attempting to kill a minor girl who is the survivor in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case. Police identified the accused as Muhammed Athinan. He was apprehended on Tuesday, November 3, following the reported incident, and was produced before a local court in Perumbavoor, which remanded him to judicial custody.

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According to police, the alleged attack took place on Monday, November 2, at about 2 p.m., when the accused entered the survivor's home and attacked her with a knife. The survivor sustained injuries to both hands while defending herself, and a neighbour who tried to intervene was also hurt, reports said. Police say the attack was allegedly carried out in retaliation in the POCSO case. The survivor is not being named because she is a minor.

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Caught after a search; court-complex fall after remand

The accused initially fled after the alleged attack, but was tracked down in a nearby forested area after a search by police and local residents and taken into custody, reports said. Police have charged him with attempt to murder, house trespass and criminal intimidation, and the investigation is ongoing.

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After he was remanded to judicial custody, the accused reportedly jumped from the first floor of the court complex. He was given a medical check at a hospital, and police said the fall was not an escape attempt.

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The POCSO case against the accused was registered on August 8, and he had been arrested and remanded in August in connection with the alleged assault on the same minor. He was released on bail on October 18 and was out on bail at the time of Monday's alleged attack, according to reports. The sequence has raised questions about bail conditions and complainant safety in such cases. All allegations against him, in both cases, remain to be tested in court.

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