‘Drishyam’ actor Koottickal Jayachandran arrested for sexually abusing a minor girl

Kozhikode: The Kasaba police on Sunday registered a case against Malayalam actor and impersonator Kootickal Jayachandran for sexually abusing a four-year-old girl. The police filed a charge against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Assault (POCSO) Act after receiving a complaint from the minor’s mother.

In the complaint, the mother alleged that the accused sexually abused her daughter by taking advantage of a dispute within the family. The police visited the child at her residence and recorded her statement as per the instructions of the District Child Protection Unit.

Apart from the superhit ‘Drishyam’, Jayachandran from Kottayam has acted in several popular films including ‘Chanthupottu’, ‘My Boss’, ‘Memories’, ‘Naradhan’ and ‘Pathonpatham Noottandu’.