Updated Apr 17, 2021 | 13:37 IST
The 18-year-old girl, belonging to the Vanniyar community, was found dead near her home in Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu. Vanniyar girl strangled to death by Dalit lover [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The 18-year-old girl refused to elope with the accused and told him that she would tie the knot with the man chosen by her family.
Hearing this, the accused flew into rage and strangled her to death with her dupatta.
Chennai: An 18-year-old girl, belonging to the Vanniyar community, was strangled to death allegedly by her 21-year-old Dalit lover in a village in Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu. Police said the crime occurred after the victim’s family fixed her marriage with a man, who belongs to their community.
Updated Apr 14, 2021 | 09:26 IST
The girl s parents came to know about the sexual abuse following a verbal spat between the two sisters after which they filed a complaint with District Child Protection Officer in Tamil Nadu s Namakkal. The girl has now been shifted to a government protection home in Namakkal. | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The girl has now been shifted to a government protection home in Namakkal.
Namakkal: Police in Tamil Nadu have arrested at least 12 persons including a BSNL engineer for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl for two years near Kumarapalayam in Namakkal district.
The arrests were made on Tuesday evening by all-woman police. The victim s mother works as a daily-wage labourer, while her father is bedridden due to illness.
Updated Mar 14, 2021 | 18:07 IST
According to the police, the incident happened after the juveniles were released from their rooms for dinner at around 7:30 pm on Saturday. 6 juvenile offenders flee from observation home [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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After this, the locked the warden inside a room and fled.
Efforts are being made to apprehend the juveniles.
Coimbatore: Six juvenile inmates fled from an observation house in Coimbatore city of Tamil Nadu after attacking the warden on Saturday evening.
As per reports, the six minor offenders were housed at the observation house at Lakshmi Mills Junction in Coimbatore. The incident took place after they were taken out of their rooms for dinner at around 7:30 pm on Saturday.
Updated Mar 12, 2021 | 19:02 IST
A pregnant woman, who has learning disabilities, was allegedly raped by her two relatives in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukottai. Pregnant woman with learning disabilities raped by 2 men [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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An elderly person took her to the house of the accused on March 3.
She narrated her ordeal before her family after she developed health complications.
Trichy: In a shocking case, a 24-year-old pregnant woman, who has learning disabilities, was allegedly raped by her two relatives in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukottai on March 3. The incident came to light on Wednesday (March 10) when the affected woman’s father lodged a police complaint after learning about the alleged crime.
Updated Mar 01, 2021 | 22:39 IST
Four men wearing masks entered an ATM kiosk on Sunday and allegedly fled with the machine in the absence of security. As per bank officials, cash worth Rs 15 lakh was deposited in the ATM on February 19 (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The four accused have not been arrested yet
Chennai: Four persons in Tamil Nadu uprooted an ATM machine and fled after they were unable to open it and loot money. The incident took place in the Tiruppur area of Tamil Nadu. The ATM kiosk located in Sarkar Periyapalayam on Tirupur-Uthukkuli road was targeted by the four notorious men.