Chennai apartment horror: Goondas act to be slapped on 17 held

The Tamil Nadu police have slapped 17 accused under the Goondas Act in the horrifying case of the alleged rape of an 11-year-old child in Chennai.
 

The men, who have thus far been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, have also been charged under the Goondas Act.

A person may be detained without bail for a period that may extend up to one year under the Goondas Act.
 

The child residing with her parents at an apartment complex in Chennai was allegedly sexually assaulted, raped and threatened by service staff - security guards, plumbers, water delivery men and gardeners - in the building over a period of seven months.

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