The matter gained traction after DMK leader and MP Kanimozhi posted a student's complaint on Twitter. The school suspended the commerce teacher Rajagopalan
Parent got her to abort and then forced her to stay with her uncle fearing social ostracisation. The woman worked up the courage to speak up 15 years later after giving birth to three daughters.
Police attributed the impressive conviction rate to effective monitoring of cases and evidence gathering by cops investigating such cases. The establishment of fast-track courts is also proving helpful in this direction.
The Rajasthan police arrested a 45-year-old labourer within a few hours after they launched a massive hunt for the accused following a complaint filed by the mother of the victim