Karaikal gang rape
| Date | 24 December 2013 |
|---|---|
| Location | Karaikal, India |
| Non-fatal injuries | 1 (female victim) |
| Charges | Sexual assault[1] |
| Verdict | Arrested |
The 2013 Karaikal gang rape case involved a rape that occurred on 24 December 2013 in Karaikal, located in the state of Tamil Nadu, when a 20-year-old female was gang raped when she had arrived there with her friend. Initially, she was raped by a gang of three men who had abducted her before. Then, she was again abducted by a gang of eight members, after which, six of them took turns to rape her.[2] A total of 14 accused had been arrested, with 4 friends of victim arrested for not informing the police of abduction.[2]
Unlike Delhi gang rape case that shook the nation a year before, this incident did not receive much outrage from Indian public.
Incident[edit]
On the night of 24 December 2013, the victim had went for sightseeing in Karaikal, a coastal town in Tamil Nadu, India, accompanied by her friend and her friend's boyfriend. While coming back to home, the victim was abducted by a group of three men, who was noted by the victim as watching her for a while. She was taken to a secluded place. One of the person in this group is alleged to have raped her.[3] The woman was then released and while she went searching for her friends, she was abducted by a gang of seven, of which, six of them took turns to rape her. When her friends confronted the gang of rapists, a clash broke out which was alerted to the police by a local.[3]
Arrests[edit]
The police arrested three of them on the spot. Seven other men were arrested later. Two police officers had been suspended due to their lapse in handling this crime.[3] Four friends of the victim, namely Madhan, Ezhilarasan, Baburaj and a minor, were arrested for not informing the police about the abduction.[2] One of the accused, Nasser, was earlier convicted for a gang rape in 1994. Initially sentenced to three years imprisonment, the sentence was later commuted to 18 months and a fine of Rs. 5,000 in 1999[4]
Reactions[edit]
DMK leader A.M.H Nasser appeared on an English news channel and told that he wanted police to check on the character of the rape victim.[4]
See also[edit]
- General
- Rape cases
- Aruna Shanbaug case
- Mathura rape case
- Pratibha Srikanth Murthy,a 2005 rape-murder case
- Priyadarshini Mattoo, a 1996 rape-murder case
- Soumya murder case
References[edit]
- ↑ "Karaikal Gangrape Handed Over to CID". New Indian Express. 28 December 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Karaikal gang rape: One more arrested". Times of India. 29 December 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Woman abducted and raped on Christmas Eve was kidnapped and gang raped by another group as she tried to make her way to safety". Daily Mail. 27 December 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "12 held in gang rape case". The Hindu. 28 December 2013.
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