Lankan arrested on charges of rape in India

2015-03-30 

A Sri Lankan refugee and another person, was arrested by the Kottakuppam police, in India on charges of abducting and raping a minor girl at a refugee camp in Keezhputhupet near Puducherry.

According to police, the 13-year-old girl, was returning home after attending a local temple festival when R. Bala (33) and K. Prabhu (22) of Anichikuppam forcibly abducted her. They had taken her to a casuarina grove and had raped her.

The girl was admitted to hospital for a medical examination. The victim's parents lodged a complaint with the Kottakuppam police who nabbed the accused.

Police said, Bala was a formerly residing in a Sri Lankan refugee camp in Tiruvannamalai and was staying in Annichikuppam.

The duo were produced before a Magistrate and remanded.(The Hindu)