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Man Arrested for Raping Teen After Instagram Friendship in Chennai
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News18•26-09-2026, 11:30
Man Arrested for Raping Teen After Instagram Friendship in Chennai
- •A 22-year-old electrician, Muthusamy, was arrested for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl he befriended on Instagram.
- •The accused took the minor to a deserted area near Somangalam on his motorcycle, where the assault occurred.
- •The victim is currently undergoing treatment at a government hospital near Tambaram due to excessive bleeding.
- •Muthusamy was charged under the POCSO Act, produced before a court, and subsequently jailed.
- •Tamil Nadu Police are also investigating a separate sexual abuse case involving an 84-year-old businessman, forming a Special Investigation Team of women IPS officers and summoning officials who previously closed the case.
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A 22-year-old electrician named Muthusamy was arrested for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl after befriending her on Instagram and taking her to a deserted area near Somangalam on September 24.
Following a complaint by the victim's parents at the Guduvanchery All Women Police Station, police registered a case against the accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Authorities formed a four-member women IPS SIT to re-examine a separate sexual abuse case against an 84-year-old businessman named Veeramani, whose previous investigation and closure report by three officials is now under scrutiny.
