Pollachi sex abuse case goes to CBI
Agency To Probe Assault Case As Well
Julie.Mariappan & Subburaj.A TNN
Chennai/Coimbatore: 14.03.2019
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday ordered transfer of the Pollachi sexual harassment case and a related assault case from the Crime Branch CID to the CBI. Governor Banwarilal Purohit has accorded consent to the transfer of case.
An order to this effect was issued by the home department based on the recommendation of DGP T K Rajendran. The case was initially registered by Pollachi East police station and it was subsequently taken over by the CBCID.
In a communication to the state government, the DGP said the two cases were transferred to the Crime Branch-CID on March
12. Since the investigation involves technical issues, including analysis of Facebook data, IP logs/addresses, internet usage logs, communication with Facebook service providers and other internet service providers in various countries and since the nature of the crime is extremely serious demanding some specialised attention, the central agency would be best placed to handle it.
The government has decided to accept the proposal of the DGP and transfer the case to CBI for further probe by issuing a notification under Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act of 1946, said home secretary Niranjan Mardi in his order.
The case came out in the open after a girl student from a Pollachi college complained to the Pollachi East Police Station on February 24 that she was physically and sexually harassed and robbed of her gold chain worth Rs 20,000 by a group of men inside a car. A case was registered under Sections 354 A (Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment), 354 B (Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe) and 392 (Punishment for robbery) of the IPC and Section 66-E of the Information Technology Act and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act against the accused, Sabarirajan, Thirunavukkarasu, Sathish and Vasanthakumar. They have been arrested and remanded in judicial custody.
On February 26, brother of the victim filed a complaint at the same police station that he was assaulted by Senthil, Babu, Mani and Vasanthakumar. While Senthil, Babu and Vasanthakumar were arrested the same day and remanded in judicial custody, another accused, Nagaraj, was arrested a day later.
Tasmac bar ransacked
A Tasmac bar owned by A Nagaraj, arrested for assaulting the brother of a Pollachi sex scandal victim, was ransacked by a mob at Suleeswaranpatti near Pollachi on Wednesday. A resident of Suleeswaranpatti said, “Nagaraj has escaped by getting conditional bail in the assault case. But, he was involved in the sex scandal. We have a video of Nagaraj sexually abusing a woman. Police is trying to help Nagaraj. He should be arrested immediately for sexual abuse.” TNN
UP IN ARMS: Goverment arts college students demand action in the Pollachi sex abuse case in Coimbatore on Wednesday
Agency To Probe Assault Case As Well
Julie.Mariappan & Subburaj.A TNN
Chennai/Coimbatore: 14.03.2019
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday ordered transfer of the Pollachi sexual harassment case and a related assault case from the Crime Branch CID to the CBI. Governor Banwarilal Purohit has accorded consent to the transfer of case.
An order to this effect was issued by the home department based on the recommendation of DGP T K Rajendran. The case was initially registered by Pollachi East police station and it was subsequently taken over by the CBCID.
In a communication to the state government, the DGP said the two cases were transferred to the Crime Branch-CID on March
12. Since the investigation involves technical issues, including analysis of Facebook data, IP logs/addresses, internet usage logs, communication with Facebook service providers and other internet service providers in various countries and since the nature of the crime is extremely serious demanding some specialised attention, the central agency would be best placed to handle it.
The government has decided to accept the proposal of the DGP and transfer the case to CBI for further probe by issuing a notification under Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act of 1946, said home secretary Niranjan Mardi in his order.
The case came out in the open after a girl student from a Pollachi college complained to the Pollachi East Police Station on February 24 that she was physically and sexually harassed and robbed of her gold chain worth Rs 20,000 by a group of men inside a car. A case was registered under Sections 354 A (Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment), 354 B (Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe) and 392 (Punishment for robbery) of the IPC and Section 66-E of the Information Technology Act and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act against the accused, Sabarirajan, Thirunavukkarasu, Sathish and Vasanthakumar. They have been arrested and remanded in judicial custody.
On February 26, brother of the victim filed a complaint at the same police station that he was assaulted by Senthil, Babu, Mani and Vasanthakumar. While Senthil, Babu and Vasanthakumar were arrested the same day and remanded in judicial custody, another accused, Nagaraj, was arrested a day later.
Tasmac bar ransacked
A Tasmac bar owned by A Nagaraj, arrested for assaulting the brother of a Pollachi sex scandal victim, was ransacked by a mob at Suleeswaranpatti near Pollachi on Wednesday. A resident of Suleeswaranpatti said, “Nagaraj has escaped by getting conditional bail in the assault case. But, he was involved in the sex scandal. We have a video of Nagaraj sexually abusing a woman. Police is trying to help Nagaraj. He should be arrested immediately for sexual abuse.” TNN
UP IN ARMS: Goverment arts college students demand action in the Pollachi sex abuse case in Coimbatore on Wednesday
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