Puducherry: In a shocking incident, three men in Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, were arrested for raping a Class 9 girl student. The incident came to light after the minor girl returned home in a semi-conscious state on Saturday evening. The girl was rushed to the hospital where it was discovered that she had been drugged and raped by three men, including her boyfriend.

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According to reports, The Class 9 student was reportedly invited by her boyfriend Naresh (19) to his friend’s house on Saturday(April 6). The girl was then allegedly given a spiked cool drink, following which her boyfriend sexually assaulted her. Even as Nisha was unconscious, she was allegedly also raped by Naresh's friends, 32-year-old Raja, and 19-year-old Suriya.

Meanwhile, Nisha's friends had registered a missing complaint with the police station as she had not returned home for a long time. The victim, later in the evening returned home in a semi-conscious state. Her parents rushed her to the hospital where it was discovered that she had been drugged and raped by the three men. After receiving information from the victim, the police caught the trio and remanded them to the Cuddalore Central Prison.

All three accused have been booked under Indian Penal Code Sections 366 (Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.), 376 (Punishment for rape), 376(d) (Whoever being on the management or on the staff of a hospital, takes advantage of his official position and commits rape on a woman in that hospital) and 506/2(Punishment for criminal intimidation) in addition to Sections 3(1)(x) and 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

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