The All Women Police on Tuesday arrested a 16-year-old boy on charges of raping a 16-year-old girl near Udumalpet in Tiruppur district.
According to the police, the accused was working as a construction worker after completing Class XII and the victim was studying a diploma course in general nursing. Both were living in the same locality and the boy had allegedly raped her multiple times after assuring her that he would marry her.
On Monday, the girl did not return home after completing her training at a private hospital. She returned on Tuesday and told her mother that the accused took her to Palani in Dindigul district and left her at Udumalpet bus terminus, the police said.
