TN sexual assault case be probed without affecting victims: Stalin
5 years, 9 months ago

TN sexual assault case be probed without affecting victims: Stalin

The Quint  

Chennai, March 11 DMK President M.K. Stalin on Monday said investigations into the sexual assault of young girls in Pollachi by a gang should be done without affecting the future of the victims. Stalin said it also shows the lack of safety for women in Tamil Nadu for the past eight years under the AIADMK government. He said the videos of innocent victims crying for mercy from the sexual assaults is heart rendering. On his part, PMK Founder S. Ramadoss in a tweet said the news about sexual assault case in Pollachi is shocking and the perpetrators should be punished.

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AIADMK questions DMK over Anna University case; stages walk out after Stalin criticised Palaniswami over Pollachi sex scandal
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1 day, 8 hours ago

AIADMK questions DMK over Anna University case; stages walk out after Stalin criticised Palaniswami over Pollachi sex scandal

The Hindu  

The AIADMK on Wednesday questioned the DMK government in the Assembly over the sexual assault of a girl student of Anna University, while Chief Minister M.K. Mr. Stalin said the Opposition should not engage in a “cheap” act for “unnecessary publicity” in a sensitive case involving a girl student. Udhayakumar, staged a walkout after Mr. Stalin criticised the erstwhile AIADMK …

Man arrested in Anna University sexual assault case not DMK member but party sympathiser, says T.N. CM Stalin
1 day, 16 hours ago

Man arrested in Anna University sexual assault case not DMK member but party sympathiser, says T.N. CM Stalin

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu police will have no mercy and spare no one, if more individuals are found to be involved in the sexual assault on a student in Anna University, Chief Minister M.K. He added that the man arrested in sexual assault case was “not a member of the DMK but a sympathiser of the party.” “Whoever it may be, …

DMK failed to check crimes against women: Palaniswami
7 months, 3 weeks ago

DMK failed to check crimes against women: Palaniswami

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Accusing the DMK government of failing to check sexual crimes against women and girl children, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday urged the state to ensure that severe punishment is given to the gang of nine persons involved in the sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl in Udumalaipettai. He also charged that law and order have been …

Pollachi sexual assault case an issue in Tamil Nadu polls
3 years, 9 months ago

Pollachi sexual assault case an issue in Tamil Nadu polls

Hindustan Times  

In the heart of Tamil Nadu’s Pollachi, activists and politicians would gather at an office to put their heads together on how to build pressure on bringing the perpetrators of the February 2019 sexual assault case in the town to justice. “The police are meant to protect victims but revealing their identity pushed back the case,” said C Jothiman of …

Pollachi sexual assault case: In glee to corner AIADMK, DMK tramples survivor's dignity, Nakkheeran fails its duty by leaking rape video
5 years, 9 months ago

Pollachi sexual assault case: In glee to corner AIADMK, DMK tramples survivor's dignity, Nakkheeran fails its duty by leaking rape video

Firstpost  

Tamil Nadu has been discussing Pollachi since the video was released. Multiple friends and family members had forwarded me a video which had just been released by Tamil Nadu’s investigative journalism magazine Nakkheeran. Over the next few hours, it emerged that this wasn’t an isolated incident but an organised crime racket which involved sexual assault of several kinds on different …

Pollachi Sexual Assault Case: Two Lawyers Move SC For Court-Monitored Probe
5 years, 9 months ago

Pollachi Sexual Assault Case: Two Lawyers Move SC For Court-Monitored Probe

Live Law  

Two advocates, both native of Tamil Nadu, today moved the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored probe into the Pollachi serial sexual assault case and direction to the State and its police to provide necessary safeguard to the victim and their families and to ensure that the videos of the victims shot by the accused are not made public. A Rajarajan …

Pollachi sexual assault case: Questions about police's conduct at press conference, nature of investigation loom large
5 years, 9 months ago

Pollachi sexual assault case: Questions about police's conduct at press conference, nature of investigation loom large

Firstpost  

Many questions remained unanswered in the Pollachi sexual assault case, including why other survivors have not come forward, and why the police revealed details about the first survivor Pollachi is Tamil Nadu’s mini-Kodambakam. Two days after the police complaint was lodged, the survivor’s brother was beaten up by four people, one of whom — Nagaraj — was a youth member …

Pollachi sex scam case goes to CBI
5 years, 9 months ago

Pollachi sex scam case goes to CBI

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Amid all-round consternation and the eruption of street protests by students and the public in several parts of Tamil Nadu, the state government on Thursday transferred the investigation of the gruesome Pollachi sex scam to the CBI, barely hours after the case was shifted from the district police to the state crime branch CID. issued late Wednesday by the …

Podcast | Pollachi Sexual Assault Case Mishandled by Media & Cops
5 years, 9 months ago

Podcast | Pollachi Sexual Assault Case Mishandled by Media & Cops

The Quint  

And this is how the case got out. Had this happened to a politician's daughter or mother or any family member immediate action would have been taken,” one college student said. But it only got seriously reported after two videos of one of the cases of sexual assault were leaked on social media by a Tamil magazine where the girl …

Pollachi sexual assault case: NCW asks Tamil Nadu DGP to take appropriate action against accused
5 years, 9 months ago

Pollachi sexual assault case: NCW asks Tamil Nadu DGP to take appropriate action against accused

Firstpost  

Reacting to the news reports, NCW chief Rekha Sharma has issued a notice to DGP, Tamil Nadu, T K Rajendran to take appropriate action against the accused.“The commission is seriously concerned about the safety and security of the women in the state of Tamil Nadu,” Sharma said in a letter. New Delhi: The National Commission for Women on Wednesday asked …

Pollachi sexual assault case: Four held under Goondas Act for cheating several women online by filming, blackmailing them
5 years, 9 months ago

Pollachi sexual assault case: Four held under Goondas Act for cheating several women online by filming, blackmailing them

Firstpost  

The four men were arrested in February based on a complaint by the 19-year-old girl that, on 12 February, the men had taken her in a car and attempted to disrobe her and videographed the act, to later blackmail her. The Tamil Nadu Police has booked four accused — Sabarirajan, Vasanthakumar, Sathish and Thirunavukkarasu — in the Pollachi sexual assault …

Tamil actor Siddharth on Pollachi sexual abuse case: Hope systemic support is given to survivors
5 years, 9 months ago

Tamil actor Siddharth on Pollachi sexual abuse case: Hope systemic support is given to survivors

Firstpost  

In light of the arrest of Thirunavukarasu, the alleged leader of the gang that sexually harassed hundreds of young girls in Tamil Nadu’s Pollachi town, actor Siddharth has taken to Twitter to express “shock” over the matter. The actor stated that he hoped survivors were receiving the necessary support from authorities in order to come out and confess to the …

4 Pollachi Men Accused of Trapping Girls to Sexually Assault Them
5 years, 9 months ago

4 Pollachi Men Accused of Trapping Girls to Sexually Assault Them

The Quint  

“I would like to say one thing to the department, you have filed one false case based on the version of one girl, remaining 99 are working for me. I will surrender voluntarily after the case is over.” This is what a young man can be heard saying in an audio that has gone viral across Tamil Nadu. The man …

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