In very disturbing news, four policemen have been arrested and suspended from service in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, following their alleged involvement in the sexual assault of a minor girl (17-year-old) on the 5th of October, 2023. As per reports, the attack on the minor girl took place when she was visiting the tourist spot of Mukkombu with a friend in a moving vehicle.
The police officers who have now been placed under arrest have been identified as Sub-Inspector B. Sasikumar from the Jeeyapuram police station, Traffic Police Officer A. Siddharthan from the same station, J. Prasad from Navalpattu police station, and S. Shankar Rajapandian from the Thiruverumpur Highway Patrol team.
Authorities have filed the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) against them, reports, The Hindu Post.
#Trichy Tamil Nadu 4 cops raped a 17 years old girl!
— Legal Rights Observatory- LRO (@LegalLro) October 6, 2023
Massive outrage in public, @NCPCR_ @KanoongoPriyank shall intervene to ensure punishment to guilty @TrichyCityPolic @TrichyPolice officers as @mkstalin @CMOTamilnadu busy in eradicating #SanatanDharma so no hopes from him!… pic.twitter.com/uSdIHSubOP
The sexual assault on the girl took place at Mukkombu, a prominent tourist destination in Tiruchirappalli. It was in this spot four men in plain clothes, who identified themselves as policemen proceeded to interrogate the girl and her 19-year-old boyfriend. It seems the four police officers were intoxicated and soon the situation escalated when the girl’s boyfriend was physically assaulted.
After that, the minor was forcibly placed in a car under the pretext of a drug-related inquiry. During this time, the girl was sexually assaulted in the moving vehicle for almost one hour by the police officers who were in a state of intoxication assailants. Later the victim was released, but the cops made it very clear and threatened her with arrest on drug-related charges if she disclosed the incident to anyone.
However, the minor victim was courageous enough to file a case of sexual assault, and further investigations into the matter are currently underway. Trichy District Superintendent of Police Varun Kumar has assured the public that appropriate action will be taken against the accused officers.
Many on social media questioned the plight of the law and order in the state where law enforcers themselves are caught for such heinous crimes.
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