Krishnagiri A 19-year-old college girl was on Friday gang raped by four youths after tying her 24-year-old male friend to a tree in a grove at Rayakottai village of Denkanikottai taluk in Krishnagiri district. The police on Saturday arrested and jailed all the four accused. Cheralathan (24), a cab driver of Velampatti village, was on his way to a temple in the car with the girl on Friday evening when the youths in an inebriated condition stopped the vehicle, beat up the girl’s friend and took them to the grove where they tied Cheralathan to a tree with the girl’s sari and raped her. They also took away a mobile phone, gold jewellery, silver chain and Rs. 1,460 in cash from them, the police said. On hearing her scream, a villager, who was grazing cattle in the area, alerted the locals who informed the Rayakottai police. The girl and Cheralathan told the police later that they could identify the youths.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 08:55:32 +0000