Tamil Nadu: 15-year-old boy held for raping 11-year-old girl

COIMBATORE: A 15-year-old boy was arrested by the Tirupur south all-women police on Wednesday for raping a 11-year-old girl in a room nearby his grocery shop in Tirupur city.
The boy was lodged at the observation home for juveniles at the Lakshmi Mills junction in the city.
Police said the boy’s family moved to Tirupur city from Tirunelveli district 23 years ago. A Class VIII dropout, the boy has been working in a grocery shop owned by his parents.
The minor girl often visited the grocery shop to buy confectionaries. Whenever he was alone at the shop, the boy used to forcibly take the girl inside the shop and rape her.
As the girl’s parents are working in a vest company, she took care of her younger brother and sister at home. The parents often gave money to buy sweets from the shop.
A few days ago, the girl’s mother learned that her daughter was sexually assaulted repeatedly, and she lodged a complaint with the Tirupur south all-women police inspector Sheela who registered a case against the minor boy under sections 5 (l) (m) (n) and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, 2012 and arrested him on Wednesday.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the boy used to watch porn videos in his mobile phone. He was lodged in the observation home in the city.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)