Tamil Nadu: Inspector Suspended For Delaying Action Against Accused For 2-Year-Old's Rape & Murder

A police inspector in Tamil Nadu’s Anchetti station has been suspended for allegedly delaying action against the accused in the rape and murder of a 2.5-year-old female baby.

A 40-year-old man, identified as Kalaignar alias M Periyanayagam, near Anchetti, was allegedly sexually assaulted and killed the baby. The man reportedly raped the baby of a woman with whom he was having an affair after she was estranged from her husband. The incident occurred in December last year.

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Despite the father lodging a complaint at the Anchetti police station, and the postmortem findings were reported to the then Anchetti police inspector Sumithra by the health department, she allegedly did not take action against the accused and was transferred.

In February, Kandavel joined as an inspector at Anchetti and learned about the report. The new inspector conducted an investigation and hence, Periyanayagam was arrested on February 26 under Pocso in addition to murder.

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Krishnagiri police inquired about the issue and found Sumithra allegedly handled the case negligently.