According to police, the convict, Ramachandran, son of Ramakrishnan, from Pappakudi in Tirunelveli district, was working as an autorickshaw driver. In 2018, he picked up the Class 10 student in his autorickshaw, claiming that he would drop her home.

Police said he then took her to a forest area and raped her. Mukkudal police initially registered the case. It was later transferred to the Cheranmahadevi All Women Police Station.