Man, 79, sexually assaults 12-year-old girl, arrested

  • | Tuesday | 15th January, 2019

On January 7, she had gone to relieve herself when the accused took the girl to a secluded place and sexually abused her. KARUR: Police have arrested a septuagenarian on charges of sexually assaulting a Class VI girl in Karur district , and his son for threatening the victim's family not to reveal the incident to anybody. He has been identified as P Ramaiah, 79, a native of Moolapatti village near Aravakuruchi. After arriving home, the girl complained to her mother about the incident. The father and son were booked under Pocso Act , police said.

KARUR: Police have arrested a septuagenarian on charges of sexually assaulting a Class VI girl in Karur district , and his son for threatening the victim's family not to reveal the incident to anybody. Both of them were booked under Pocso (the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences ) Act.According to police, the victim was a resident of Cheethapatti and had been studying in a government higher secondary school in the village. On January 7, she had gone to relieve herself when the accused took the girl to a secluded place and sexually abused her. He has been identified as P Ramaiah, 79, a native of Moolapatti village near Aravakuruchi. After arriving home, the girl complained to her mother about the incident. The parents of the 12-year-old girl immediately went over to the house of the accused and questioned him about his act in the presence of his son R Vijendran, 57.However, Vijendran not only refused to accept his father’s crime, he also threatened the victim’s parents and chased them away. Subsequently, the victim’s parents lodged a complaint with Aravakuruchi police about the incident.Based on the complaint and on the instruction of Muthamilselvan, deputy superintendent of police, Aravakuruchi, inspector Gunasekaran rushed to Moolapatti and arrested both Ramaiah and Vijendran. The father and son were booked under Pocso Act , police said.

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