Tamil Nadu: CBI arrests 3 more in Pollachi sexual assault case ANI | Updated: Jan 06, 2021 12:38 IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 6 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested three more people in connection with the Pollachi sexual assault case, including All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam s (AIADMK) Pollachi Town students wing secretary.
As per an official statement, the arrested accused include K Arulanandham (34), Sharon Paul (29), and Babu alias Bike Babu (27). Arulanandham is AIADMK s Pollachi Town students wing secretary.
CBI has produced the three arrested accused in the Mahila court in Coimbatore, from where they have been sent to judicial custody till January 20, 2021.
DMK MP Kanimozhi (File photo)
Would TN govt have arrested AIADMK functionaries? DMK s Kanimozhi after CBI arrests in Pollachi case ANI | Updated: Jan 06, 2021 13:31 IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 6 (ANI): Following arrest of the secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam s (AIADMK) Pollachi Town students wing in connection with a sexual assault case, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi on Wednesday asked if the judicial actions would have been taken against the accused if the case was under Tamil Nadu government? DMK has repeatedly said that AIADMK figures were involved in the Pollachi sexual assault case. Today, DMK s claim came true. AIADMK Pollachi Town students wing secretary arrested in the case, Kanimozhi tweeted in Tamil.
Updated Jan 06, 2021 | 18:58 IST
The case that first surfaced in February 2019, had left the entire nation shocked. The probe began to reveal the possibility of involvement of smalltime politicians. Public outrage boiled over. The Pollachi alleged rape, assault and blackmail case | Photo Credit: Times Now
Key Highlights Tamil Nadu: CBI arrests 3 more in the notorious Pollachi sexual assault case. Five were arrested in 2019.
Nearly two years after the first report in the sexual exploitation case victmising over 50 women, three men have been arrested.
According to a report in the Economic Times, all the three accused arrested today have political connections.