Man, wife and mother arrested for sexually harassing minor girl near Tirupur

COIMBATORE: A 35-year-old man, his wife and mother were arrested by the Kangeyam police in Tirupur district on Sunday for sexually harassing a minor girl, burning her hand and threatening her.

The survivor is an eight-year-old Class III student. The girl and her younger brother have been living with their father after their mother separated from him around 18 months ago.

According to the police, the girl's father works at a private firm in Kangeyam.

On Aug 4, while the girl and her brother were alone at home, a 35-year-old man who lives next door entered their house and sexually harassed her with inappropriate touches. The girl managed to escape and reported the incident to his wife and mother. However, the two women threatened her not to tell anyone about the incident.

A few days ago, when the man's wife and mother saw the girl in the street, they asked her whether she had told anyone about the incident. The girl replied that she was going to inform her father and left the place.

Later that day, the two women took the girl to their house and branded her hand with a hot knife.

The incident came to light on Saturday when her father noticed a burn injury on her hand. The father lodged a complaint with the Kangeyam all-women police on Saturday.

The police registered a case against the man, his 33-year-old wife, and his 61-year-old mother under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and arrested them.



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