Man arrested for marrying minor girl, raping her | Coimbatore News
COIMBATORE: A 20-year-old man has been arrested for marrying a 17-year-old girl and raping her. Police identified the accused as C Velmurugan, a native of Thoothukudi district. He was employed with a private travels firm at Gandhipuram in the city. A police officer said Velmurugan had befriended the girl in February 2020, when he arranged a vehicle for her family to attend the Maha Shivratri function. “They exchanged their mobile phone numbers and became close friends. They subsequently fell in love and eloped and got married in a temple two weeks ago.” The girl’s parents lodged a co...
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