In a shocking incident, minor girls at a government-run hostel were sexually exploited after being lured on the pretext of getting a job after admission to the paramedical course in the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, as reported on Saturday.
The police have arrested three persons including a woman in connection with the scam. The preliminary probe has revealed that the accused had formed a gang and exploited many nursing students.
The arrested are identified as Suresh, a D group worker of the residential accommodation, a female nurse Chandana, and her lover Vinay.
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The incident had taken place in the limits of the Kadur police station. The probe has revealed that the victims were given sedatives in the drinks and food and were later sexually exploited.
Police said that Suresh lured the hostel girls with the offer of getting admission to the paramedical course. He made them believe that after the exam, they would get a job.
After convincing the girls, he would also talk to their parents and take them in confidence that their daughters would get jobs. Suresh would send them to Chandana, who works at the local health center.
She would make the girls stay at the health center and give them drinks and food mixed with sedatives. Once, the victims became unconscious, Chandana’s lover Vinay would exploit them sexually.
The parents who got to know about the scandal have lodged a complaint and urged the police to initiate action in this regard. It is yet to be known how the scandal came to light. Further investigation is on.
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