Juvenile among four booked for rape of minor Dalit girl

Assistant Commissioner of Police K Ramachandran said, "The accused youths are Maheshwaran (25), Balu alias Balakrishnan (23), Surya (21) and a juvenile. Except for the juvenile, the accused have a criminal history. Maheshwaran and Balu were arrested on Sunday. A manhunt is on for the other two youths." All the four accused were booked under Sections 5 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and charges under the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The girl is a school dropout. Dailyhunthttp://www.magcloud.com/user/zeevanjosna