Jun 17, 2025 04:05 PM IST Elderly girl ‘sexually assaulted’, suspect shot at and nabbed by police in TN’s #Cuddalore #Cuddalore , A 80-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a youth in #Panruti within the district and the suspect was shot at and nabbed by police on Tuesday, an official mentioned. Elderly girl ‘sexually assaulted’, suspect shot at and nabbed by police in TN’s #Cuddalore The octogenarian was strolling exterior her village on Monday night, when the offender who was later recognized as one Sundaravel from the neighbouring village, had drunk, sexually assaulted her, #Cuddalore Superintendent of Police S Jayakumar mentioned. Following the stunning incident, the police fashioned 4 particular groups and one of many groups below Inspector Velumani, rushed to Kadampuliyur, based mostly on info that the suspect Sundaravel was hiding within the village and tried to nab him. “But Sundaravel attacked and inflicted cut injuries on constable Kubendran’s hand when the police team tried to catch him. Immediately, Inspector Velumani fired one round below the suspect’s knee and nabbed him,” the SP advised reporters right here. Both the suspect and the injured constable had been admitted to a hospital. Only two days in the past, the offender was let loose in reference to a theft case, the SP mentioned. The sufferer has been present process therapy at a medical school hospital right here. Meanwhile, AIADMK normal secretary Edappadi Ok Palaniswami slammed the ruling DMK dispensation for the assault incident and mentioned even aged girls weren’t protected below the current regime. “Such incidents are happening all over #Tamil Nadu and the people do not have the slightest hope on whether the puppet Chief Minister @mkstalin, who is in a deep sleep, will take any action to eradicate drugs or maintain law and order,” Palaniswami mentioned in a put up on the social media platform X. The plight of 6-year-old ladies to 80-year-old girls in #Tamil Nadu had been the identical and so they have turn into susceptible, he mentioned and condemned the state authorities. The AIADMK chief demanded the Chief Minister take agency steps to eradicate the drug menace, which was the rationale for such incidents. “The people, who are angry with the DMK would definitely punish it in 2026. @AIADMKOfficial,” Palaniswami claimed. This article was generated from an automatic information company feed with out modifications to textual content.