Tamil Nadu: Four Minors Held For Allegedly Raping Classmate After Taking Her Home During Lunch Hours

All the minors are students of a Government Higher Secondary School in Cuddalore. 

Chennai: Tamil Nadu police arrested four minors for allegedly blackmailing and raping their 15-year-old classmate in Cuddalore on Thursday. The issue came to light after the girl opened up about the incident to her parents.

All the minors are students of a Government Higher Secondary School in the district. 

According to a report on The Indian Express, the four boys blackmailed the girl on the pretext that she attended a function without the knowledge of her parents. 

It all started when the girl attended a senior student's birthday function on May 22 without the knowledge of her parents and took photos with him. A few of her classmates also took photos and videos of them. 

Following this, the accused started to threaten the girl that they would inform her parents about her visit. Feared over this, the girl reportedly pleaded with the boys and told them to delete the footage. 

However, on July 1, the boys told the girl to come out with them to one of their homes in order to delete the footage. The girl also reportedly agreed and later went to the home of one of the accused during lunch hours. 

The accused upon her arrival raped her and filmed the act, the report said. 

Later, the girl opened up about the crime to her parents. The parents on Thursday informed the teachers and lodged a police complaint.

The accused were booked under multiple sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.