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Tamil Nadu: DMK silent on alarming rise in sexual crimes against women and children

Sexual assaults and harassment cases are increasing in schools. When will the Education Minister pay attention to these issues? Most of the accused belong to the DMK party. If he takes action, the entire DMK party will end up in prison

TS VenkatesanTS Venkatesan
Feb 26, 2025, 09:30 am IST
inBharat, Tamil Nadu
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As an alarming development, Tamil Nadu has been witnessing numerous incidents of sexual assault, harassment, abuse, abduction, and related crimes against children and women. Under the Dravidian model’s women empowerment regime, the safety of women, particularly children, remains a major concern.

36 மணி நேரத்தைப் பொறுத்தவரை…

வானிலை நிலவரம் அல்ல.

பாலியல் சம்பவங்களின் விவரம்!

இப்படி ஒரு செய்தி வருவதே இந்த ஸ்டாலின் மாடல் ஆட்சிக்கு வெட்கக்கேடு!

பெண்கள் பாதுகாப்பு படுகுழியில்! மீட்க ஒரே வழி #SayYesToWomenSafety #SayYesToAIADMK pic.twitter.com/Rv1WUhdzoD

— AIADMK IT WING (@AIADMKITWINGOFL) February 14, 2025

These are only the reported incidents. Many survivors or their families conceal cases to avoid social stigma, due to police apathy, or out of fear of threats from the perpetrators. Critics argue that the hands of the police are tied due to the involvement of many ‘Sirs’—a term that emerged during the Anna University sexual assault case, referring to politically powerful men with strong connections.

கடந்த ஒரு மாதத்தில் 100க்கும் மேற்பட்ட பாலியல் குற்றங்கள் தமிழகத்தில் நடந்துள்ளது.திமுகவின் மகளிர் அணி பொதுக்கூட்டத்தில் திமுக நிர்வாகிகளால்
பெண் காவலருக்கே பாலியல் சீண்டல் நடந்தது நம் அனைவரும் அறிந்தது.கடந்த ஒரு மாதத்தில் மட்டும் அரசு பள்ளி.அரசு… pic.twitter.com/pk6DbpsS95

— Dr. Alisha Abdullah (@alishaabdullah) February 21, 2025

According to Sanghi Prince, a social media activist who has been arrested multiple times by the DMK government, “Sexual assaults and harassment cases are increasing in schools. When will the Education Minister pay attention to these issues? Most of the accused belong to the DMK party. If he takes action, the entire DMK party will end up in prison.”

பள்ளியிலேயே மாணவிகள் மீதான பாலியல் குற்றங்கள் அதிகரிக்கிறது…அதனை ஒழுங்குபடுத்த பள்ளிக்கல்வித்துறை அமைச்சர் எப்போது தன் வேலையை செய்ய ஆரம்பிப்பார்.?? – அண்ணா

ஏற்கனவே மாட்டுறதுல 90% திமுககாரன் தான்…இதுல அவர் சரி செய்தால் கட்சியே ஜெயிலுக்குள்ள தான் நடத்த முடியும் 🤧 pic.twitter.com/2zymB5dWwi

— Sanghi Prince 🚩 (@SanghiPrince) February 13, 2025

Recent Cases

On 21st February, the police arrested two accused after shooting one of them in the knee during a confrontation. The duo was involved in the gang rape of a Tirupathur woman at knifepoint on 19th February.

மலைக்கோட்டை தர்காவுக்கு நேர்த்தி கடன் செலுத்த சென்ற பெண்ணை காதலன் கண் முன்னே கூட்டு பாலியல் வன்கொடுமைக்கு ஆளாக்கிய 4 போதை ஆசாமிகள்! ஆடை இன்றி அப்பெண்ணை தவிக்கவிட்டு கூட்டு பாலியல் வன்கொடுமையை வீடியோவாக பதிவு செய்த" ஸ்டாலின் அப்பா" மதுக்கடையில் மது அருந்திய மது பிரியர்கள் . pic.twitter.com/5SWbYmt5Ff

— Kshatriyan (@Kshathriyan8264) February 22, 2025

On 23rd February, the police arrested a church pastor for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl, a regular visitor to his church in Thakkalai, Kanyakumari district.

பெண் குழந்தையை பலாத்காரம் செய்த கிறிஸ்துவ பாதிரி (இன்னும் ஒரு ) மதபோதகர் கைது
கன்னியாகுமரி மாவட்டம் தக்கலை அருகே 13 வயது சிறுமியை பலாத்காரம் செய்த மதபோதகர் கைது

குற்றத்தை மறைக்க உடந்தையாக இருந்த
மனைவி, மகனையும் போலீசார் கைது செய்தனர் https://t.co/M7u2SW6290 pic.twitter.com/D7zyr0LpNx

— Saravanaprasad Balasubramanian (Modi ka Pariwar) (@BS_Prasad) February 23, 2025

The victim’s mother and brother were also arrested for concealing the crime.

ஜெபம் செய்ய வந்த 13 வயது சிறுமியை வன்கொடுமை செய்த மதபோதகர் – குடும்பத்தோடு கைது https://t.co/GGJz9bJ9Y8#kanniyakumari #police #crimenews #thanthitv

— Thanthi TV (@ThanthiTV) February 23, 2025

In Tirunelveli, a gang abducted a private school teacher and sexually harassed her. Police arrested Raju, who, after his love proposal was rejected, kidnapped the victim with his friends.

#JUSTIN | பெண் ஆசிரியருக்கு பாலியல் தொல்லை – ஒருவர் கைது!#Nellai | #SexualHarassment | #SchoolTeacher | #PrivateSchool pic.twitter.com/Olc8aDXPdL

— PttvOnlinenews (@PttvNewsX) February 21, 2025

Police arrested two elderly men, aged 57 and 58, for luring young girls with sweets and misbehaving with them.

வாங்க அப்படியே ஜெயிலுக்கு போவோம்… பள்ளி செல்லும் சிறுமிகளுக்கு தின்பண்டம் வாங்கித் தருவதாகக் கூறி பாலியல் தொல்லை.. 57 மற்றும் 58 வயதான இருவர் கைது….! #Polimer | #Police | #Arrest | #Sexualharassment pic.twitter.com/HWFi3CDEdZ

— Polimer News (@polimernews) February 22, 2025

In Tiruppur, police arrested Silambarasan for impregnating a 16-year-old minor after promising to marry her.

In Mettur, daily wage worker Selvaraj impregnated his 17-year-old relative. He has now been arrested under POCSO.

A 38-year-old grocery shop (kirana) owner, Manikandan from Chengipatti, Thanjavur, sexually harassed a 15-year-old girl whenever she visited his shop. Police arrested him under POCSO last week.

A netizen posted on X that within 36 hours (from the 12th), 18 cases of harassment and rape—14 involving minors and four involving women—were reported, proving that the state is becoming increasingly unsafe for women and children.

https://twitter.com/PhoenixAdmk/status/1889990558174892188

In Dharmapuri, a mathematics teacher from a government higher secondary school was arrested under POCSO after more than ten students lodged complaints through the school’s complaint box.

In Chennai’s Ashok Nagar, Tamil teacher G Sudhakar (43) from a private school was arrested for sexually abusing a 9th-standard boy.

மாணவனுக்கு பா#chennai ர்ச்சர் – சென்னை பிரைவேட் ஸ்கூலில் அதிர்ச்சி#privateschool #chennai #ThanthiTV pic.twitter.com/e48mTOJsGn

— Thanthi TV (@ThanthiTV) February 12, 2025

Government Response and Legal Action

The Tamil Nadu BJP has moved the Madras High Court, seeking action to curb the increasing sexual crimes against women and children. They pointed out the lack of POCSO courts in all districts and highlighted that most accused individuals are teachers.

The AIADMK held a protest on 18th February against the DMK government’s failure to prevent sexual assaults on women and children.

The Tamil Nadu government is considering amending prison rules, ensuring that convicts sentenced for rape or POCSO-related crimes will no longer be eligible for premature release.

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