15-year-old girl gangraped in Kerala’s Idukki, six accused arrested

 A 15-year-old migrant girl was allegedly gang-raped in Pooppara near Santanpara in Kerala's Idukki district on Sunday, May 29. Santhanpara police have arrested six persons, including two minors, in connection with the incident. According to Santhanpara police, the incident occurred on Sunday evening. The girl is the daughter of a migrant couple working at a private cardamom plantation in Santhanpara. The family is from West Bengal.



The arrested are Poopara residents Syaman [alias Samuel] (19), Aravind (22) and two minors. A case was filed under POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act against the accused,” said Munnar Deputy SP KR Manoj. Police added that two more persons from West Bengal were brought in for questioning in the case. Two locals, who were part of the gang, and had absconded to Tamil Nadu were brought back and their arrest was recorded on Tuesday morning.

The girl had come with her male friend to Poopara, a small town on the Kumily-Munnar route on Sunday evening. While they were inside a tea plantation, the youths noticed them and allegedly sexually assaulted the girl. The girl and her friend, who is working in a cardamom plantation, came to Poopara to visit the tea plantation.

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