Overview
- The National Commission for Women took suo motu cognisance, ordered an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act, and set a five-day deadline with directions for immediate arrests.
- The case concerns the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old in Cheyyar in Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.
- The commission directed authorities to provide medical care, counseling, rehabilitation, and protection for the survivor and her family.
- A police official said a POCSO case has been registered and three people are being questioned, with CCTV footage under review and the girl receiving treatment at a government hospital.
- Union minister Annpurna Devi condemned the crime and urged swift action, and opposition leaders blamed the DMK government for failing to ensure safety.