Speech and hearing impaired woman sexually assaulted, one arrested
A 35-year-old woman with speech and hearing impairment was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted in Paachikottai. One suspect, S. Marimuthu, has been arrested, while another suspect, Sekar, remains at large. The victim was found crying by locals and has since been hospitalized for her injuries.
- ▪The incident occurred on Sunday evening after the victim finished work at a rice mill.
- ▪The woman was abducted by two men who took her to a cashewnut grove.
- ▪The police are investigating the case following a complaint from the victim's mother.
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A 35-year-old woman with speech and hearing impairment was allegedly abducted in a car and sexually assaulted by two men at Paachikottai in the district on Sunday evening. The Alangudi All Women Police, who registered a case, arrested one of the accused identified as S. Marimuthu, 41, and are on the lookout for another accused, Sekar, aged about 50. The victim had been working in a private rice mill near Alangudi. After completing work, the woman came to a nearby bus stop to board a bus on Sunday evening. According to the police, Sekar and Marimuthu abducted the woman in a car and took her to a cashewnut grove.The two men allegedly assaulted the woman sexually and abandoned her at Manakollai after she raised an alarm. Locals found the woman crying at the spot.
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