Overview

• Two constables from Tiruvannamalai East Police Station, Suresh Raj and Sunder, were arrested, suspended and remanded after a 19-year-old reported being raped following a late-night vehicle check near Endal.
• Police said the survivor reached the Tiruvannamalai Government Medical College Hospital, which alerted authorities; the All Women Police Station registered the case and senior officers inspected the scene.
• In Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, police identified three suspects who allegedly posed as forest personnel and gangraped a Dalit minor on September 25; M. Mahesh and P. Kishore were arrested and a manhunt is on for J. Hemanth Prasad.
• The Chittoor case is registered under POCSO, the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and relevant BNS sections, with special teams formed to trace the third accused and verify additional evidence.
• Political leaders, including AIADMK’s Edappadi K. Palaniswami and BJP’s K. Annamalai, condemned the Tamil Nadu incident, while Andhra police cautioned against unverified social media claims linking the Chittoor accused to parties.