Juvenile among three arrested for sexual assault of minor in Coimbatore

The girl informed a 30-year-old transwoman near her house about the assault, and she informed the district childline.
Image used for representational purpose only. (Express Illustrations)
Image used for representational purpose only. (Express Illustrations)

COIMBATORE: Coimbatore Rural Police on Tuesday arrested three persons, including a 15-year-old boy, in Perur on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl. Police said, the 12-year-old girl’s father is an alcoholic and her mother has intellectual disability. While the girl was playing near her house on February 12, a 27-year-old man from the neighbourhood, lured her into his home and sexually assaulted her.

The 15-year-old took the girl to an isolated place and allegedly sexually assaulted her on March 15. A 48-year-old man, a friend of the girl’s father also allegedly assaulted her. The girl informed a 30-year-old transwoman near her house about the assault, and she informed the district childline. A childline office staff conducted inquiry about the issue. Perur All Women Police arrested the accused. The 15-year-old minor was sent to juvenile home.

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