Case on seven for gang rape

KANNUR: The Thalassery Police registered case against seven people under Sec 376 (gang rape) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, for sexually molesting 16-year-old girl, studying in Plus Two. According to police, the girl and her parents of Manhodi Area, near Thalassery, came to the police station around 1800 hrs and filed a complaint against the seven, all neighbors. They alleged the youths had been indulging in the crime for the last two years. The accused had been molesting her since the girl was studying class IX. Within hours, police took into custody two youths and investigations were on to nab the rest. Police also collected a statement from the girl in the presence of Childline activists and medical examination was conducted.