Rowdy arrested under Pocso Act
The Hindu
The police arrested a 21-year-old rowdy under the Pocso Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl and forcing her to stay with him for six months in Kasimedu. His mother was also arrested for
The police arrested a 21-year-old rowdy under the Pocso Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl and forcing her to stay with him for six months in Kasimedu. His mother was also arrested for not informing the police. The police said Desappan alias Lokesh of Kasi Puram in Kasimedu has several cases against him, including for murder and extortion. He met a 14-year-old girl in Madurai while he went there on a pilgrimage in 2018. Six months ago, he brought the girl to Chennai and made her stay with him. He sexually assaulted the girl and she became pregnant. Neighbours, who came to know about this, informed the officials from the Social Defence Department.
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