The main accused has been arrested under Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act and the district Child Welfare Committee (CWC) will hereafter probe the case. While all the three victims have been sent to Saranalayam, an NGO in Tirunelveli, the boy has been kept at Government Observation Home for counseling. The elder daughter was also put through a HIV test, as the accused had sexual relationships outside marriage. Unfortunately, his elder son learnt bad behaviour from his dad and started abusing his youngest sister in recent days.”ĭCPU officials took the victims to the Tirunvelveli Medical College Hospital where they underwent various medical tests. Apart from threatening and raping his wife, he also has been sexually assaulting his elder daughter for months. Speaking to Express, Ananth said, “The accused seems to an alcoholic and reportedly visits his home once in a week. From the girl, the officials learnt that her 47-year old father, who is a mason, used to force himself on their deaf and dumb mother in their presence.
The incident came to the light after District Child Protection Officer (DCPO) Dev Ananth was informed about the abnormal behaviour of the nine-year-old, who had refused to eat food in school.
Their brother had preyed on the youngest sibling. She is in Class VI at a private school, while her younger sister, aged 9, is in Class III in a in a local panchayat union school.