Chennai: 17 men who allegedly raped girl for months, thrashed in court

The 17 people have been arrested who allegedly raped an 11-year-old girl at a Chennai apartment building by several men over months. The people who are arrested also includes the building’s security guard. The men, when produced in court today, were thrashed, allegedly by some lawyers.

The girl was allegedly sedated and given spiked soft drinks. The police say she was also blackmailed. Those arrested include the liftman and water supplier.

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The matter was brought into notice when the girl narrated her ordeal to her elder sister. Following this, her mother approached the police and a complaint was filed on Sunday.

Earlier days of this month, a 99-year-old man, a retired school principal, was also arrested in Chennai on for allegedly sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl. The child lives with her family in a home rented out by the elderly man, retired from a government school.

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