Chennai
Investigation into the sensational Pollachi serial sexual assault case that rocked the nation in February 2019 has taken a fresh turn with the CBI arresting an AIADMK functionary and 2 other individuals late on Tuesday evening.
With opposition parties currently claiming in the course of the final Lok Sabha poll that influential ruling party leaders had been involved in the incident, the AIADMK on Wednesday immediately expelled its Pollachi Town students’ wing secretary Arulanandhan, who is amongst these arrested.
In 2019, videos of a screaming girl from Pollachi in Coimbatore becoming beaten and forced to strip on camera by some youth, had shaken the conscience of civil society.
The police had initially arrested 5 persons and below political stress the case was initially transferred to the Crime Branch CID and later to the CBI. It was alleged dozens of females from the scenic town of Pollachi, exactly where many south Indian films have been shot, had been befriended, sexually assaulted and blackmailed.
The serial sexual assaults had develop into one particular of the central campaigning points in the course of the final Lok Sabha poll.
The CBI has now arrested Arulanandham (34), Haron Paul (29) and Babu (27), all belonging to Pollachi on charges of sexually assaulting girls. The 3 have been remanded in judicial custody till January 20.
It is learnt 3 girls, who had been sexually assaulted, had provided statements implicating them.
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami stated the AIADMK Government believed in taking action against any one who committed a crime.
Leader of Opposition and DMK President MK Stalin urged the CBI not to spare any one involved in the case and he alleged that the government had attempted to shield ruling party members.