Pregnant Woman Raped by 2 Men On Her Way to Tirupati, Pushed Off the Train When She Screamed for Help

Coimbatore: A pregnant woman travelling to Tirupati from Coimbatore, was raped by two men and when she screamed for help, she was pushed from the train by one of the attackers. The victim has survived but has suffered multiple fractures in her hands and legs.

Tamil Nadu Horror: Pregnant Woman Raped by 2 Men on Moving Train 

The victim, a four months pregnant woman, was travelling to her hometown Chittor in the train from Coimbatore. The woman had boarded the train in the females-only compartment and the train was near Vellore district when she was sexually assaulted by two men.

‘He Rushed Towards Me and Tried to Undress Me’: Victim Narrates Ordeal

The victim, in her statement has said, "I was on the train travelling in the ladies only compartment and the man climbed in when the train moved from Jolarpettai Station. When I told him it is the ladies compartment, he said that he got inside in a hurry and will get down in the next station."

She further said, “At around 10:45, there was no one in the compartment except me and the accused when he used the washroom and came out all undressed. He immediately rushed towards me and tried to undress me. I begged him not to assault me and even mentioned that I was pregnant.”

Pregnant Woman Raped, Pushed From Train When Screamed for Help

The woman when screamed for help, the assailant brutally threw her off the train, showing no mercy. Narrating the horror, the victim said, "When I pushed him away to pull the chain to stop the train, he hurt me and I tried running off to the washroom and to lock myself inside to be safe, however before I reached, he broke my hand and then pushed me off the train."

The pregnant woman was later rescued by passer-by and woman’s cries for help were heard by passer by, who rushed to her rescue and took her to the Vellore Government Hospital. The woman suffered fractures in her arms and legs.

Investigation Underway, 3 Arrested

The police have launched an investigation into the incident and have arrested a young man named Hemaraj from Pooncholai, the two men who assaulted the woman.

3 Teachers Gangrape Minor Student in Govt School Washroom

In another news, a 13-year-old girl, who was studying in a government school in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, was allegedly gangraped by three of her teachers in the school washroom. The three teachers, aged between 37 and 47, reportedly took turns to rape the minor girl.

The incident came to light after the school headmaster visited the teen girl's house to ask why she was not attending school for over a month. The girl's parents told the headmaster that she had been experiencing acute abdomen pain which is why she wasn't going to school. On being asked further, the parents spoke up, about the gangrape.

Following the parents' confession to the principal of the school, a case has been registered and an investigation has been launched by the police and the District Child Protection Unit. The victim is undergoing a medical checkup; the teachers have been suspended from the school and arrested under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.