Man rapes 10-year-old lady coming back from college close to Gummidipoondi; particular groups on lookout for accused

The Tiruvallur Police have launched a search to hint an unidentified one that allegedly kidnapped a 10-year-old lady whereas she was coming back from college on Saturday (July 12, 2025) and raped her at a secluded spot, close to Gummidipoondi, alongside the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border.

The lady had been staying at her grandmother’s home and finding out in Class 4 at a non-public college in a border village in Tamil Nadu. Her dad and mom stay in Andhra Pradesh. After attending lessons at college, she was strolling alone alongside a highway when the unidentified individual started following her. He took her forcibly to a close-by mango grove and dedicated the offence, the police mentioned.

As the kid started crying, the suspect fled, in response to the police. She then returned residence and knowledgeable her grandmother concerning the incident. She was taken to the Government General Hospital in Ponneri, the place she was given first assist, and later referred to the Government RSRM Lying-in Hospital in Royapuram for additional remedy.

Based on a grievance, the Arambakkam Police registered a case underneath the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. CCTV footage was collected from the scene of the crime, and efforts are underneath technique to hint the suspect, who could have crossed over to Andhra Pradesh. Special groups have been deployed for the search.