Idukki: Two more arrested in the Shanthanpara gang rape case. The girl’s friends were arrested. Mahesh Kumar Yadav and Kem Singh, both from Madhya Pradesh, were arrested. They raped the child at Rajakumari and Poopara. The arrest was made following a statement given by the girl at counseling.
Earlier, the arrest of Shiva and Sugandh, both residents of Poopara, was recorded on Tuesday in connection with the case. The information about the two persons who entered Tamil Nadu was obtained from the interrogation of the accused arrested on Monday.
The Shantanpara police then reached Tamil Nadu and arrested the accused in the early hours of the morning. Samuel, Arvind Kumar, and two minors from Poopara were arrested on Monday in connection with the case.
The girl was gang-raped by the accused on May 29 in a tea garden. The cruelty was when the girl was sitting in the tea garden with a friend. The locals heard the girl’s screams and informed the Santhanpara police. The girl was taken to Idukki Medical College for medical treatment.
