Chennai: On Tuesday, Chennai Police arrested 18 of 22 people accused for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl at an apartment located in Purasawalkam. As per reports, the accused have been raping the victim from past seven months. The investigating authorities have formed special teams to nab the absconding accused. Security guards, elevator operators and plumbers working at the building were among a few of those arrested by the police.
The matter came to light after the victim, a class seven student had narrated the sequence of incidents to her elder sister, who later brought this to the notice of their parents, following which a complaint was lodged yesterday, senior police officer told news agencies.
“A complaint was registered by the mother alleging that the girl was sexually assaulted by around 15 people at various days in various places inside the apartment campus,” the official said adding that the investigation has begun.
According to reports, the accused sedated the girl by giving her injections and offering the drug-laced drinks. An investigating officer said that the accused made the girl smell a drug and later recorded the act. The victim said that she was first assaulted by an elevator operator. After a few days, he called in three more men and asked them to video record the incident.