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However, the government would take tough action against perpetrators of such serious offences,” Palaniswami told reporters at the airport here. Coimbatore: Condemning the rape of a 11-year old girl in Chennai by several men, chief minister K Palaniswami on Wednesday said tough action would be taken against perpetrators of such a serious offence.“The issue has gone to the court. The seventh standard hearing impaired girl was allegedly raped multiple times over the past seven months in an apartment complex with police arresting 17 of her suspected tormentors.Amid the shock and outrage over the incident, the accused were arrested and produced before the women’s court in Chennai on Tuesday when a group of agitated lawyers punched and kicked them, while dragging them down the staircase as they were being escorted out.The court had remanded all the 17 in judicial custody till July 31.Those arrested included a liftman, security guards, plumbers, electricians and other maintenance staff working at the apartment complex in Ayanavaram locality where the girl lived with her family and where she was allegedly sexually assaulted several times.Meanwhile, CPM hit out at the CM for allegedly 'lying' in the state assembly saying crimes against women and children had come down..