More arrests likely in sex assault case
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January 08, 2021 00:55 IST
The names of at least six persons had cropped up in the statements given by the three girls
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The names of at least six persons had cropped up in the statements given by the three girls
The CBI is investigating the role of more people in the Pollachi sexual assault case.
Sources privy to the investigation said the names of at least six persons had cropped up in the statements given by three girls who were allegedly sexually assaulted and blackmailed by a group of men from Pollachi. Of them, the CBI arrested K. Arulanantham, 34, of Vadugapalayam, who was the AIADMK Pollachi town students’ wing secretary (since expelled); Haron Paul, 29, of Achipatty; and P. Babu alias ‘Bike’ Babu, 27, on Tuesday. K. Thirunavukkarasu, 28; N. Rishwanth alias Sabarirajan, 26; M. Sathish, 30; T. Vasanthakumar, 25; and R. Manivannan, 31, all hailing from Pollachi, are the other accused in the case, who were arrested based on a complaint lodged by another survivor, a 19-year-old girl, in February 2019.