Chennai

The   victim   was   abused   throughout her stay and even on the day of her father’s death (October 13). When  the  girl’s  mother  came  to  know  about  the  abuse  recently,  she  filed  a  complaint  at  the  MKB   Nagar   all-women   police   station on Wednesday.

A case was registered and the accused,  M  Prabu  of  Kodungaiyur,  was  arrested  under  Pocso  Act. He was remanded in judicial custody on Thursday. Similarly, the Poonamallee  all-woman  police arrested  a  32-year-old  man  for  sexually  assaulting a 13-year-old and threatening her to not report the abuse.

The  victim,  who  had  lost  her  father recently, was living in  a  hostel  and  attending  private  tuition at  a   house nearby. The  accused,  S  Samuel  Selvaraj  of Tiruverkadu,   was   employed at the tuition centre

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