The Palarivattom police on Monday (February 16, 2026) arrested a man for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman inside a moving bus at Edappally. The accused was identified as Sabu from Mannar in Alappuzha. The incident reportedly occurred around noon inside a KSRTC bus as it was about to reach Edappally. He was returning home after appearing before a court in Perumbavoor in a similar sexual assault case when the alleged incident happened, a police officer said. The Palarivattom police took him into custody after passengers of the bus restrained him following an alert from the complainant woman. The accused has been charged with assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty under Section 74 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Published – February 17, 2026 12:50 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Priyank is targeting RSS to please Congress high command, say Karnataka BJP leaders Woman who lost son in accident pleads for justice on social media