Chennai: Six people were arrested and a hunt was on for four others over a woman's gang-rape in Tamil Nadu, police said on Wednesday.
The 20-year-old was raped on Monday near Virudhachalam town, around 230 kilometres from Chennai. The incident came to light on Tuesday evening after she lodged a complaint.
"Six people have been remanded and we are on the lookout for the remaining four," a police official in Virudhachalam said.
After the incident, she reached a bus stand from where a passerby took her to a hospital, police said.
Speaking in Chennai on Wednesday over a gang-rape in Delhi, Jayalalithaa said: "It is a shocking crime. There is no doubt that deterrent laws should be put in place and the period of investigation should be shortened so that justice is meted out swifty."
The 20-year-old was raped on Monday near Virudhachalam town, around 230 kilometres from Chennai. The incident came to light on Tuesday evening after she lodged a complaint.
"Six people have been remanded and we are on the lookout for the remaining four," a police official in Virudhachalam said.
After the incident, she reached a bus stand from where a passerby took her to a hospital, police said.
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Speaking in Chennai on Wednesday over a gang-rape in Delhi, Jayalalithaa said: "It is a shocking crime. There is no doubt that deterrent laws should be put in place and the period of investigation should be shortened so that justice is meted out swifty."
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