Two youth held for raping 2 minors after befriending them on social media

The Mamallapuram All-Women Police connected Tuesday arrested 2 younker nether the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for raping 2 minors aft befriending them connected societal media.

The constabulary said the girls’ parent lived successful Red Hills and was estranged from her husband. The girls, aged 13 and 14, were successful Class 9 and 10 respectively, and besides lived separately from their parent astatine their grandmother’s location successful Guduvanchery.

Two antithetic younker befriended the sisters connected societal media and often interacted with them. One of them was identified arsenic Dinesh, 25, of Murugamangalam adjacent Kattankulathur, who was an autorickshaw driver, and the different Dinesh, 22, of Karanai Puducherry adjacent Urapakkam, who worked arsenic an aerial conditioner mechanic. They projected to wed them and took them to a gathering successful Kayar, wherever they raped them. One of the girls became pregnant.

Later, the girls told their grandma astir the crime, and a constabulary ailment was lodged. The Mamallapuram All-Women Police registered a lawsuit nether the provisions of the POCSO Act and investigated. Both accused were arrested and remanded successful judicial custody.