Coimbatore: Seven college students were arrested in Coimbatore in a POCSO case for allegedly raping a minor girl they met through social media, police said on Tuesday.
One among the seven suspects who were arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, had befriended the 17-year-old girl on social media and invited her to meet him at a house where his friends joined him in committing the crime.
The girl who lives with her grandmother had left the house on the day of the incident and did not return home after a long time. The Ukkadam police registered a case based on a missing complaint by the grandmother.
கோவை அருகே 17 வயது சிறுமி 7 பேரால் கூட்டு பாலியல் வன்கொடுமைக்கு ஆளானதாக வரும் செய்தி அதிர்ச்சியளிக்கிறது.
சிறுமிகளுக்கே பாதுகாப்பற்ற மாநிலமாக தமிழ்நாடு ஸ்டாலின் மாடல் திமுக ஆட்சியில் மாறி வருவது மிகுந்த வேதனைக்குரியது.
" குற்றம் நடந்த பின் கைது செய்துவிட்டோம்" என்று சொல்லும்…<="" p>— edappadi k palaniswami-sayyestowomensafety&aiadmk (@epstamilnadu) February 18, 2025
The girl then reached back her grandmother's home the next day. Upon receiving the information, the police interrogated the girl. During the investigation, the police learned that the minor girl befriended the youth through social media. According to police, the youth invited her to Kuniyamuthur where he said he was staying.
Upon reaching the room where the youth was residing, he along with his friends sexually assaulted her. Based on the information given by the girl, the Ukkadam police arrested seven students from various colleges in Coimbatore.
கோவையில், 17 வயது சிறுமி, 7 மாணவர்களால் கூட்டுப் பாலியல் வன்முறைக்கு ஆளாக்கப்பட்டுள்ள செய்தி மிகுந்த அதிர்ச்சியளிக்கிறது. பெருகியிருக்கும் போதைப் பொருள்கள் புழக்கத்தால், இளைஞர்கள், விலங்கு மனப்பான்மைக்குச் சென்று கொண்டிருக்கின்றனர் என்பதைத்தான் சிறுமிகள் மீதான இது போன்ற கூட்டுப்…
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) February 18, 2025
Expressing shock over the incident, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said that it was 'deeply distressing' that, under the 'Stalin model DMK government', Tamil Nadu was becoming an unsafe state even for young girls.
In a post on the social media platform 'X', he demanded stringent action against the arrested.
BJP state chief K Annamalai said the 'gang rape by seven students is extremely shocking.' "Such collective sexual violence against girls shows that due to the rampant use of drugs, young people are descending into a state of animalistic behaviour," he said in a post on 'X'.
He said the entire country was shaken by Nirbhaya. But in Tamil Nadu, every day women, girls, students, female police officers and female government officials were completely unsafe.
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