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Mohammad Danish, Mohammad Nadim, Mohammad Murshid Gangrape Odisha Woman In Tiruppur; Dravidianist Media Identifies Them As North Indians While Ignoring Law & Order Issues In TN

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Tiruppur city police arrested three workers said to be from Bihar on the night of 18 February 2025 for allegedly gang-raping a 26-year-old woman from Odisha. The accused reportedly threatened to kill her husband with a knife and assaulted her in front of their three-year-old child. The survivor is currently receiving treatment at the Tiruppur Government Medical College Hospital.

The arrested individuals—M Mohammad Danish (25), M Mohammad Murshid (20), and M Mohammad Nadim (23), all from Supaul in Bihar—were employed at a private knitwear manufacturing unit in Tiruppur and residing in Lakshmi Nagar.

According to police, the woman, her husband, and their child arrived in Coimbatore from Odisha 15 days ago in search of work and stayed in Annur. On 17 February 2025, they travelled to Tiruppur and were at Pushpa Junction when two of the accused, Mohammad Nadim and Mohammad Murshid, approached them, offering job opportunities and a place to stay. They led the family to their residence, where the third accused, Mohammad Danish, was present.

That night, while the family slept, the accused allegedly held a knife to the husband’s throat and raped the woman. They also tied up the husband and threatened to harm their child if she resisted. The next morning, the accused chased the family away. The woman later filed a complaint at the Tiruppur North All-Women Police Station.

Based on her complaint, a case was registered under Sections 70(1) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), leading to the arrest of the three accused. Police investigations are ongoing.

How Dravidianist Media Portrays Incident

Instead of asserting that it is a law and order issue, that the assailants were Islamists, the Dravidianist media focuses on the fact that the accused were from Bihar – thereby furthering the hate against Bihari migrant workers living and working in Tamil Nadu. This also deepens the divisive Dravidianist narrative of “north” and “south” Indians – that they’ve been peddling for quite a while.

Sun News wrote, “Odisha woman gang raped – 3 people from Bihar arrested in Tiruppur”

News18 Tamil Nadu wrote, “Three arrested for gang-raping a woman from Northern State while threatening her with a knife in Tiruppur #Tiruppur #Bihar #SexualAbuse”

The Bihar hashtag is enough to set the narrative rolling.

Puthiya Thalaimurai wrote, “Sexual harassment in Tiruppur- 3 Bihari men arrested #Tiruppur | #SexualHarassment | #Bihar”

They directly imply that the assailants are Biharis and play to the gallery.

Crimes Against Women On The Rise In TN

This incident follows the arrest of seven college students in Coimbatore for allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old girl, sparking widespread outrage across Tamil Nadu. Protests erupted on Tuesday, with opposition party AIADMK condemning the rise in sexual crimes.

Recent cases of sexual violence in Tamil Nadu include the sexual assault of a woman student at Anna University in Chennai, the arrest of three teachers in Krishnagiri for abusing a female student, and multiple incidents involving minors in Salem and Pollachi.

Authorities continue investigations into the Tiruppur case, emphasizing the need for stricter measures to curb rising sexual crimes in the state.

(With inputs from The New Indian Express)

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