NE NEWS SERVICE
VIRUDHUNAGAR, MARCH 22
A 22-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped multiple times by eight people, including two minors and two DMK workers, for over six months in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar district, said police sources, adding that the accused also filmed the brutal incident and threatened the woman to share it on social media if she resists.
The district police have arrested all eight accused based on the complaint filed by the woman. As per reports, two of the accused are minors, and two of them belong to the DMK, the ruling party in Tamil Nadu.
— virudhunagar district police (@Vnr_Police) March 22, 2022
According to the police, the victim had been lured to meet with Hariharan, one of the main accused in the case, at a godown near her residence. She was, apparently, made to have a physical relationship there and was then video graphed. Threatening to release the video, the main accused and his accomplices sexually assaulted the woman several times.
The woman later approached the Virudhunagar rural police station and filed a complaint. The perpetrators were booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including punishment for rape and atrocities against oppressed communities.
விருதுநகர் மாவட்டத்தில் 22 வயது பெண்ணை பாலியல் வன்கொடுமைக்கு உள்ளாக்கிய நபர்கள் கைது செய்யப்பட்டு இருப்பது ஆறுதலைத் தருகிறது. குற்றம் செய்தவர்கள் யாராக இருப்பினும் கடுமையாகத் தண்டிக்கப் படவேண்டும்.
— Kanimozhi (கனிமொழி) (@KanimozhiDMK) March 22, 2022
Taking to Twitter, DMK leader Kanimozhi said action should be taken against the accused irrespective of their political affiliations. “It is consoling that all the accused involved in the sexual assault crime against a 22yr old in Virudhunagar district have been arrested. Strong action has to be taken against the accused, no matter who they are,” she said.
Arresting these criminals is one thing but equally important is to improve the overall policing under this @arivalayam govt, which at present is not giving the common people any confidence
Will @CMOTamilnadu insulate the local police from his party men’s tentacle hold?
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— K.Annamalai (மோடியின் குடும்பம்) (@annamalai_k) March 22, 2022
BJP state president K Annamalai also tweeted, “Arresting these criminals is one thing but equally important is to improve the overall policing under this @arivalayam govt, which at present is not giving the common people any confidence. Will @CMOTamilnadu insulate the local police from his party men’s tentacle hold.”
