2 men booked for raping women

Coimbatore: Two men were booked in Tirupur on Saturday for sexually abusing a minor and a woman in as many separate incidents. In both the incidents, the accused were aged above 50 years and neighbours of the victims, one of who had learning difficulties, while the other was disabled.
In one of the cases, a 53-year-old man, identified as P Palanisamy, was detained for raping a 22-year-old woman with learning difficulties on several occasions.
A police officer, said, “He used to rape her when her parents were away at work. The victim informed her parents on Thursday about the incident and they lodged a complaint the Dharapuram all-woman police on Saturday.”
Police have secured Palanisamy and further investigation is on.
In another incident, a 60-year-old man was booked for sexually assaulting a disabled 13-year-old minor girl near Kangeyam. An investigation officer said the girl was a Class IX student. “Her parents are daily wage labourers. The incident took place on Wednesday when the girl was alone at home. The man picked up the girl from her house and took her to his house, where he sexually assaulted her.”