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According to the police, the incident took place on Monday night when the woman was waiting for a bus outside the Kilambakkam bus terminus.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin. (PTI file photo)
An 18-year-old girl was allegedly abducted in an auto-rickshaw and was “sexually harassed” inside the vehicle running near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The incident has provoked a political line in the state, in which the opposition BJP blamed MK Stalin- led the DMK government for the increasing number of cases.
According to the police, the incident took place on Monday night when the woman Kilambakkam bus was waiting for a bus outside the terminus.
When the auto-rickshaw driver asked him, the woman rejected the offer to ride. However, he pulled her in despite refusing her and sexually assaulted her. Later, two more men got into three-wheelers and sexually assaulted him at Knifepoint, NDTV Informed
The woman was screaming as an auto-rickshaw through the roads. On hearing his cry, some passers -by vigilant the police and a police team started chasing the vehicle.
The attackers managed to release the survivor on the roadside and fled. Met each audience, who also happened as a policeman, helped him and the police team rescued him.
The girl is allegedly from another state and works in Salem.
Police have said that they are reviewing CCTV footage from the area around the crime site and are close to identifying three suspects.
Sexual attacks have become a “horrific reality”
Soon after the news reported by several news platforms and newspapers, Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai criticized the Stalin government on the incident.
In a post on X, Annamalai said that “sexual attacks” in Tamil Nadu have become a “frightening reality”.
In his post, the BJP leader also mentioned that the girl was rescued by a good Samari, who called the police control room after crying for help.
An 18 -year -old girl was abducted and sexually assaulted in an auto rickshaw outside the Kalignar Shatabdi bus terminus in Kilambakkam. He was rescued by a good Samari, who dialed the police control room to help the girl cry. In TN. pic.twitter.com/wa2AVSYYBV
– k.annamalai (@annamalai_k) February 5, 2025
Highlighting the increasing reach of drugs in the state, he said that the number of arrests in NDPS cases has been dramatically reduced in recent years, only 1,122 arrests have been made between 2022 and 2024, while in 2021 alone, 9,632 arrests Compared to.
Annamalai criticized the state’s dealing with crimes related to drugs, given that the sales of substances such as ganja and mattamine are increasing, arrests for these crimes are continuously decreasing.
“Has the TN government deliberately become self -conscious to give a free run to drug pedlers?” How many victims before the authorities ensured safe roads for our sisters ???, “Annamalai asked further.
