A 16-year-old girl of Ellis Nagar was reportedly sexually assaulted by two local youths after being kidnapped in an autorickshaw in the small hours of Thursday. The S.S. Colony police have booked the accused, N. Karthi (25) of Vaidhiyanathapuram and V. Senthil Kumar (32) of Ellis Nagar under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.
The police said the girl, a 9{+t}{+h}standard drop out, was walking near Thideer Nagar Cross Road when the accused approached her. On the pretext of dropping her at her house, they kidnapped her and sexually assaulted her. The S.S. Colony police are on the lookout for the accused.