<p>A 77-year-old priest of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Kerala was held on charges of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.</p>.<p>According to sources, priest Shemuvon Ramban of a church near Muvattupuzha in the rural parts of Kochi was held. He allegedly sexually abused the girl on church premises on April 3. A police case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences was registered against him.</p>.<p><b>Read | </b><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/newborn-baby-sold-for-rs-3-lakh-in-kerala-hospital-probe-ordered-1211746.html" target="_blank"><strong>Newborn baby sold for Rs 3 lakh in Kerala hospital, probe ordered</strong></a></p>.<p>The church removed him from official responsibilities and also constituted an internal committee to probe into the matter.</p>
<p>A 77-year-old priest of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Kerala was held on charges of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.</p>.<p>According to sources, priest Shemuvon Ramban of a church near Muvattupuzha in the rural parts of Kochi was held. He allegedly sexually abused the girl on church premises on April 3. A police case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences was registered against him.</p>.<p><b>Read | </b><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/newborn-baby-sold-for-rs-3-lakh-in-kerala-hospital-probe-ordered-1211746.html" target="_blank"><strong>Newborn baby sold for Rs 3 lakh in Kerala hospital, probe ordered</strong></a></p>.<p>The church removed him from official responsibilities and also constituted an internal committee to probe into the matter.</p>
