Kalpetta (Kerala): Six men were arrested on Tuesday for raping seven inmates of an orphanage near Kalpetta, police said. Statements of the girls - all students of Classes VIII and IX - were recorded by a magistrate earlier in the day.
A Kalpetta police station official said all the six attackers were recognized through identification parade.
"The youths have been arrested and now they will be presented before a magistrate. A case has been registered against them," said the official, who did not wish to be identified.
Lok Sabha member from Kannur PK Sreemathi, who held an interaction with the victims on Tuesday, told reporters that the accused had shot photographs of the victims and were threatening them with the leaking of the same. The girls were left with no other option but to fall into the trap.
Office-bearers of the orphanage told the media that the moment they came to know about the incident and realized the horror the girls had been through, they reported the matter to the police. The police acted promptly and the six people were caught behind the bars.
"Strict action would be taken against the violators of rules and regulations," said the minister.
A Kalpetta police station official said all the six attackers were recognized through identification parade.
"The youths have been arrested and now they will be presented before a magistrate. A case has been registered against them," said the official, who did not wish to be identified.
Lok Sabha member from Kannur PK Sreemathi, who held an interaction with the victims on Tuesday, told reporters that the accused had shot photographs of the victims and were threatening them with the leaking of the same. The girls were left with no other option but to fall into the trap.
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Office-bearers of the orphanage told the media that the moment they came to know about the incident and realized the horror the girls had been through, they reported the matter to the police. The police acted promptly and the six people were caught behind the bars.
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"Strict action would be taken against the violators of rules and regulations," said the minister.
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