Over the past week, there has been a surge in sexual assaults and harassment, predominantly against young girls. Perpetrators include unknown individuals, school teachers, and peers, indicating a concerning trend of increasing insecurity for women and girls within the state. On 24th February alone, three separate incidents were reported.
ஒரே நாள்ல மூணு பாலியல் வன்கொடுமை சம்பங்கள் திமுக ஆட்சிக்கு வந்ததுக்கு அப்புறம் இதெல்லாம் சர்வ சாதாரணமா நடக்குது சட்டம் ஒழுங்கு தமிழ்நாட்டுல முற்றிலும் சீர்குலைந்து இருக்குன்னு மட்டும் நல்லா தெரியுது…!!! pic.twitter.com/wdimgPWEz7
— Pandidurai (@Pandidurai274) February 25, 2025
A social media user stated, “Within 24 hours, minors were raped in Kanuaykuari, women in Salem and Thirupatthur, and Mayiladuthurai. Children are now being targeted. It is a disgrace that the Stalin government prioritises political debate on the three-language issue over addressing the deteriorating law and order situation.”
24 மணிநேரத்தில் குழந்தைகள்
-குமரியில் கற்பழிப்பு
-சேலத்தில் கற்பழிப்பு
-திருப்பத்தூரில் கற்பழிப்பு
-மயிலாடுதுறையில் கற்பழிப்பு"இளம் பெண்கள் கற்பழிப்புடன் சேர்ந்து இப்போ குழந்தைகள் கற்பழிப்பு" என சட்டம் ஒழுங்கு சீரழிவத கண்டுக்காம, மொழி அரசியல் செய்ய வெக்கமா இல்லயா?? @mkstalin pic.twitter.com/sUqbvlp6Wp
— Sanghi Prince 🚩 (@SanghiPrince) February 25, 2025
In the first incident, near Mayiladuthurai, a three-and-a-half-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by her 16-year-old relative. When she raised an alarm, the boy struck her with a stone to silence her, causing a severe eye injury and heavy bleeding. Doctors have confirmed she has lost vision in one eye.
In Karur, a 15-year-old girl was stabbed in the throat by a 17-year-old boy on February 23, following a heated argument. The seriously injured girl was admitted to hospital, where her condition is stable. Reports indicate the boy contacted her via social media and arranged to meet her. Upon meeting, he stabbed her throat following an argument. The victim’s parents allege she was gang-raped and then subjected to an attempted murder to conceal the perpetrators’ identities.
என் மகளை கற்பழித்து கழுத்தை அறுத்துட்டாங்க -தாய்
மாணவி மாணவனை இழிவாக பேசியதால் தான் கழுத்தை அறுத்தான் – கழுத்தை அறுத்துவனுக்கு முட்டுக்கொடுக்கும் ஏவல்துறை
"மாணவி கற்பழிக்கப்படவில்லை என எழுதிக் கொடு" என காவல்துறை எங்களை மிரட்டுகிறது – தந்தை
மிக்சர் இன்னுமா தீரல.?? @jothims pic.twitter.com/VUonmURPeX
— Sanghi Prince 🚩 (@SanghiPrince) February 24, 2025
Police have stated there was no sexual assault and cautioned the media against disseminating misinformation. A BJP functionary, Amar Prasad Reddy, posted on X, “Another gang rape in Karur, Tamil Nadu. A group of 12th-grade students brutally raped a 10th-grade schoolgirl. The law and order situation in TN has completely collapsed under the DMK government. Where is Chief Minister @mkstalin’s so-called Dravidian model now?”
Another Gang Rape in Karur, Tamil Nadu. A group of 12th-class students brutally raped a 10th-class school girl.
The law & order situation in TN has completely collapsed under the DMK govt.
Where is CM @mkstalin's so-called Dravidian model now?
— APR (@amarprasadreddy) February 24, 2025
In another distressing incident, a 20-year-old woman was gang-raped by two youths after they threatened to kill her six-month-old baby with a knife. The woman, who wished to marry a man of her choice, was instead married to another and resides in Kovilpatti, Virudhunagar district. Her husband is currently working in Kerala. On February 19, while she was feeding her baby, two men forced entry into her home and gang-raped her. They subsequently returned at midnight and raped her again.
குழந்தையின் கழுத்தில் கத்தி.. தாயை சீரழித்த கொடூரர்கள்.. 4 மணி நேரம் நீடித்த கொடுமை..! குலை நடுங்கச் செய்த கொடூரம்#Tuticorin | #Woman | #Harassment | #Police pic.twitter.com/IM4q5pxNMX
— Polimer News (@polimernews) February 25, 2025
Upon observing her distress, neighbours inquired about her well-being. She tearfully recounted the incidents, which were then relayed to her husband. Following her complaint, police initiated a search for Mariappan (28) and Mari Selvam (27). The two were apprehended. Mari Selvam was shot in the leg after attempting to attack police officers.
#BREAKING || பாலியல் வழக்கு – தேடப்பட்டு வந்தவர் மீது துப்பாக்கிச்சூடு
கோவில்பட்டியில் கைக்குழந்தையுடன் வீட்டில் தனியாக இருந்த பெண்ணை பாலியல் வன்கொடுமை செய்த கொடூரம்
கத்தியை காட்டி வெறிச்செயலில் ஈடுபட்ட இளைஞர்களில் ஒருவரை கைது செய்து போலீசார் விசாரணை
தலைமறைவான மாரிச்செல்வம்… pic.twitter.com/BqWizr9jyG
— Thanthi TV (@ThanthiTV) February 24, 2025
In the third incident, Salem police arrested a drawing master for sexually harassing students. He was charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
சேலம் அருகே எட்டாம் வகுப்பு மாணவிகளுக்கு பாலியல் சீண்டல் கொடுத்த ஓவிய ஆசிரியர் போக்சோ சட்டத்தில் கைது…
பெற்றோர் அளித்த புகாரின் பேரில் அதிரடி நடவடிக்கை#Salem #Students #Teacher #POCSO pic.twitter.com/jc7BOu0kXg
— Thanthi TV (@ThanthiTV) February 25, 2025
In Kanyakumari, Reverend John Rose, a church pastor, allegedly threatened and sexually assaulted a girl who visited the prayer hall several months ago. Police registered a case under the POCSO Act and arrested him in Coimbatore, where he was hiding with his family. After the victim, the daughter of a daily wage labourer, complained of severe abdominal pain, doctors confirmed she had been raped, prompting her family to file a formal police complaint.
ஜெப கூடத்திற்கு சென்ற சிறுமி கற்பழிப்பு !
பாதிரியார் ஜான் ரோஸ் கைது !தொடரும் இந்த சம்பவங்களால் காவல்துறை பெண்களின் பாதுகாப்பை உறுதி செய்ய வேண்டும் !
கன்னியாகுமரி மாவட்டம், தக்கலை அருகே செம்பருத்தி விளை என்ற கிராமத்தில் ஜான் ரோஸ் என்ற பாதிரியார் ஜெபக்கூடம் நடத்தி வந்தார்.… pic.twitter.com/lNKvJqOFhG
— Hindu Munnani (@hindumunnani_tn) February 24, 2025
It is alleged that John Rose took her to Kollam for an abortion. She subsequently gave birth to a child. Police arrested John Rose, his wife Jilin Prabha, and son Pradeep.
All-women police arrested a 25-year-old man on charges of marrying a 16-year-old minor, sexually assaulting her, and impregnating her in a village near Panruti, Cuddalore district. When the girl visited a primary health centre, doctors discovered she was four months pregnant. They informed the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and the police. During questioning, the girl stated she was married to the man on September 7, 2023 against her will. Police arrested the youth and charged him under the POCSO Act. Her parents and four relatives were also arrested for facilitating the child marriage.
Police are searching for Raman, a science teacher at a government-aided school in Manickanadar Colony, near Thiruchendur, for sexually harassing an 8th-grade girl. He has absconded.
In Villupuram, a male student at a Government Adi Dravidar school reported sexual assault by classmates. It is alleged that these acts are emboldened by the recent LGBTQ+ ‘rainbow procession’ flagged off by a member of the DMK’s first family.
விழுப்புரம் அரசு ஆதிதிராவிடப்
பள்ளியில் நடந்த கொடூரம் 😮😟
மாணவனுக்கு ஓரினச் சேர்க்கை சித்ரவதை?.#LGBTQ விபரீதம். 😳😕
வானவில்லுக்கு கொடியசைத்த கபோதிகளால் வந்த வினை. pic.twitter.com/8neY3wnMir
— Saravanaprasad Balasubramanian (Modi ka Pariwar) (@BS_Prasad) February 24, 2025
A viral video depicts the mother of a rape survivor attempting suicide before the District Collector’s office in Virudhunagar, demanding the perpetrator’s arrest. Police intervened to prevent her action.
These events reveal the deteriorating law and order situation prevailing in the state, and the DMK government’s attempt to subvert these details by turning them into a public debating point, out of fear that they may lose the already waning public trust.
