A 40-year-old woman, who is a construction worker, was allegedly raped by four men while she was walking to a secluded area to relieve herself on December 29, said police adding that
the incident took place near Puthenthal in Tamil Nadu as she was on her way to visit a relative.
According to the woman's complaint filed, the accused—identified as Bhuvanesh, Murugan, Selvakumar, and Kutti—were intoxicated when they overpowered and sexually assaulted her.
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Police said, “As victim approached us, we have taken immediate action and nabbed the suspects. Further investigation is underway.”
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In a similar case, on November, a similar case occurred in Vellore district where a 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by three men when she stepped outside her home to relieve herself.
Her father found her after she did not return for a long time and later came to know that she had been attacked. The police arrested the three men involved under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.