A girl who was sexually assaulted near Ramanatham died without treatment. The villagers staged a road blockade demanding maximum punishment for the accused.

Senthilkumar (43) from Wakaiyur sexually assaulted a girl from a village near Ramanatham in Cuddalore district on May 22. Dejected, the girl decided to commit suicide and hanged herself at home. Bystanders rescued the girl and took her to Perambalur government Hospital. Later he was admitted to Trichy government Hospital for further treatment. Ramanatham police arrested senthilkumar under the POCSO Act and put him in jail.

Meanwhile, the girl, who was undergoing treatment at the Trichy government Hospital, died early yesterday morning. After the postmortem, the girl's body was taken to her hometown. Around 200-odd women from Wagaiyur gathered and demanded that the accused be given death sentence or a non-bailable case be registered and blocked the ambulance carrying the girl's body and staged a sit-in on the Ramanatham-Virudhachalam road. Ravichandran and the police arrived at the spot and held talks with the protestors. There was an agreement on this and everyone dispersed. A girl who was sexually assaulted near Ramanatham died without treatment. The villagers staged a road blockade demanding maximum punishment for the accused.

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