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.