Two TN cab drivers held for kidnap, rape of 17yr old

CHENNAI: Two cab drivers were arrested on Sunday by the St Thomas Mount All Women Police on charges of kidnapping and raping a 17-year-old girl who had left her aunt’s house in Nandambakkam after a tiff with her. The accused were booked under the Pocso Act and remanded in judicial custody on Monday.

The victim was sent for a medical examination and has been sheltered at a rescue home, sources said.

According to police, the girl had completed Class 12 in Tiruvannamalai where she lived under the care of her grandmother. Her parents had passed away several years ago. After completing her schooling, she came to Chennai to live with her aunt, police said.