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Selvanayaki (19) and her younger sister Meghalaya (13) are the daughters of Periyasamy and Sellammal couple residing in Jambothi village, Ginger Block of Villupuram district. Manivannan (21), of Hindu Vanniayar caste (most backward caste) fell in love three months ago while working in a Saravana store canteen. The two have returned to their hometown on 22.09.2020. On 05.10.2020 at around 08.00 am, Selvanayaki was shocked when a woman named Vanitha from Melsevalampadi village of Melmalayanur Block called and told her that Manivannan was in love with her.

But Selvanayaki immediately rushed to Manivannan’s house and she was stopped by Mannivannan. But she did not listen and came in a two-wheeler and knocked her down. She stumbled and fell down and he had taken her to his sister Manjula’s home. He had sexually abused Selvanayaki who was unconscious all night. She was taken to a private hospital on 06.10.2020 and left her at around 07.30 am that morning. After that Selvanayaki speaks like a mentally ill person with a serious head injury. Later a complaint was lodged at the Ginger Police Station. At around 07.00 pm that night she was admitted in Gingee Government Hospital and later shifted to Mundiyambakkam Government Medical College Hospital for further treatment and was discharged on 15.10.2020. They were later interrogated at the Gingee police station, a case was registered and the accused person was arrested and kept in Villupuram jail.