Teenager arrested for alleged sexual assault
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The Tiruppur City Police on Monday arrested a 16-year-old boy on charges of sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl.
Police sources said the boy was the victim s neighbour.
Around two weeks ago, he allegedly took the girl to his residence when her parents were at work and sexually assaulted her.
On Monday, the victim told her parents about the incident, following which they lodged a complaint at the All Women Police Station - Tiruppur North, the sources said.
The police registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and arrested the boy.
Seven arrested for murder near Tiruppur
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Share Article Veerapandi police arrested seven persons, including a minor, on charges of murder on Wednesday.
Police arrested Ramesh (24), Subash (24), Murugan (23), Sanjay (23), Ravikumar (20), Thangamayan (19) and a 15-year-old boy for the murder of Manikandan (36). Police sources said that following an altercation between Manikandan and his friend Ramesh at Veerapandi on Monday, Ramesh called six of his acquaintances. All the seven attacked Manikandan with a wooden log and he died at a hospital on Wednesday.
Following the death, the seven accused were arrested and booked under Section 302 (Murder) of the Indian Penal Code. While the six adults were remanded in judicial custody, the minor boy was sent to the Juvenile Observation Home in Coimbatore, according to the police.