Like many others, they came to Kerala seeking solace from poverty, however, the shattered parents are now returning with their daughter brutally gang-raped by a few beats, weeps migrant couple. They were working in a tea plantation in Munnar of the Idukki district of Kerala.
Two more people have been arrested in the case. Samuel and Arvind Kumar of Poopara and two minors were arrested yesterday. They were produced in court today. A friend who was with the girl and another friend are in police custody. Both are natives of West Bengal.
The incident happened around 4.30 pm on Sunday at the tea plantation near the Poopara Beverages outlet. The girl and her friend came here in an auto. The friend had bought liquor from the BEVCO outlet. The accused came here while the two were talking. They gang-raped the girl after beating and chasing her friend away from there.
When the locals came running after hearing the girl’s screams, the accused escaped from there. The police who reached the spot rushed the girl to Idukki Medical College Hospital. The girl was later produced before the magistrate and her secret statement had been registered.
With inputs from Kerala Kaumudi
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