Coimbatore: A shocking incident surfaced from Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore district, where two school girls and one schoolboy were allegedly raped by five teenagers, including four minors, reported The Times of India. The incident took place in a village near Pollachi.
The police detained the three minor accused and arrested the 18-year-old youth. Shockingly, the accused also allegedly recorded the heinous crime on camera. The police also recovered the clips.
The fur minors and the 1youth allegedly raped the schoolchildren five times in isolated places in and around the village areas in the past few months, reported TOI. All the accused are school dropouts and work as daily wagers.
They often watched porn on their mobile phones. As per the report, the five accused used to beat the schoolchildren with thorny bushes when they refused to be involved in the sexual act. The reportedly students belong to a poor family and their family came to know about the matter on Friday morning. Notably, the schoolchildren's family did not want to lodge a complaint.
However, the villagers contacted ChildLine (1098) and reported the matter. The Pollachi all-women police registered a case against the four minor boys and a youth under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).
On Friday evening, three minor accused were detained and the 18-year-old youth was arrested. Meanwhile, the fifth accused is still absconding. The three minor accused have been sent to the observation home for juveniles in Coimbatore city, reported TOI. Meanwhile, the 18-year-old youth was remanded in judicial custody and is currently lodged at the Coimbatore Central Prison.
A manhunt operation has been launched to nab the fifth accused.
