A 73-year-old advocate made a mention before the Madras High Court Chief Justice’s Bench on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) regarding a series of sexual offences being committed against children in Tamil Nadu in recent years and urged the court to initiate a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) petition.
Appearing before the first Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan, advocate A.P. Suryaprakasam referred to latest news reports of a 14-year-old having been gang-raped near Madurantakam in Chengalpattu district on Monday (March 9, 2026) evening.
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He said, as per the new reports, the victim was riding pillion, along with a 16-year-old girl, on a motorcycle when the incident occurred. A 17-year-old boy was riding the vehicle and all three of them were travelling from Tambaram to Keelakandai when they were followed by two motorcyle-borne men near Devathur.
When the boy riding the motorcycle attempted to race the vehicle in a bid to escape the chasers, he lost control and all three fell down. While the 17-year-old boy and the 16-year-old girl managed to get back on their feet and escape, the 14-year-old was left behind.
