Ayanavaram rape case: Girl identifies 17 accused in prison

The parade was done under the supervision of magistrates Kalaiponni and Rohit and the 11-year-old victim was accompanied by her parents. While 10 other men were mixed with the accused and made to stand in a line, the girl identified all the accused, said police sources. 

The incident which came to light on July 15 shook the nation as 17 men who were employed as maintenance staff of a gated community in Ayanavaram repeatedly molested and raped the girl over six months by injecting sedatives. 

The girl’s elder sister found out the marks on her body and inquired her after which she narrated the harrowing incidents. All the accused, who were working as lift operators, security guards, gardeners, electricians and plumbers, were arrested under POCSO Act and remanded in judicial custody within two days. 

After the incident, the residents of the posh apartment removed all the outsourced workers and began to manage the operations among themselves. The victim was given medical care as well as protection, while the family has been shifted to an undisclosed address.