CHENNAI: A legal action will be initiated against a woman who filed a false Pocso (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) complaint against her father-in-law, alleging that he sexually abused her daughter, the police said on Wednesday.

The Royapettah AWPS (All Women Police Station) personnel who registered the case and began investigations learnt that the complaint was a motivated one, and the woman filed the complaint on the insistence of her husband.

Police investigations revealed that the elderly man had been continuously condemning his son, an ME graduate, for not going to work and staying at home. Angered over this, the son and his wife conspired to file a Pocso complaint against the elderly man.

In an official statement, the police said that they have taken legal steps to book the woman. Police also warned the public that severe action would be taken against those who misuse the Pocso (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act.