<p>Pathanamthitta (Kerala): A teenager and an ambulance driver have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and gang rape of a 10-year-old girl in Adoor in this district, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The crime was committed in a brutal manner, and an investigation is ongoing, a police officer said.</p>.<p>The main accused, Sudheesh Ramesh (19), a resident of Vadayampadi in Ernakulam, has been remanded, they said.</p>.<p>He works as an ambulance driver at Kakkanad Infopark.</p>.Serial marriage fraudster caught for rape in Kerala, thanks to social media friendship between duped victims.<p>According to the police, the incident occurred near Chennamputhur Colony in Adoor.</p>.<p>On Sunday at around 6 pm, Ramesh abducted the child from near her home and took her to an abandoned house nearby, where she was sexually assaulted, police said.</p>.<p>A teenager also sexually assaulted the child. When the child cried out, the teenager covered her mouth and raped her, police said.</p>.<p>The police were immediately informed, and the girl was taken to Adoor General Hospital for a medical examination.</p>.<p>The police recorded the girl's statement in the presence of her mother.</p>.<p>Ramesh was taken into custody by the police at 2 am on Monday, and the 15-year-old boy was also apprehended, police said. Since this is a case of gang rape, the investigation has been handed over to Adoor Deputy SP G Santhosh Kumar, they said.</p>.<p>The accused were identified using photographs shown to the child.</p>.<p>The accused teenager was subjected to legal proceedings on Monday, and his mother was informed in writing.</p>.<p>The Child Welfare Officer was also notified, and necessary measures were taken before the teenager was transferred to a facility in Kollam, police added.</p>
<p>Pathanamthitta (Kerala): A teenager and an ambulance driver have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and gang rape of a 10-year-old girl in Adoor in this district, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The crime was committed in a brutal manner, and an investigation is ongoing, a police officer said.</p>.<p>The main accused, Sudheesh Ramesh (19), a resident of Vadayampadi in Ernakulam, has been remanded, they said.</p>.<p>He works as an ambulance driver at Kakkanad Infopark.</p>.Serial marriage fraudster caught for rape in Kerala, thanks to social media friendship between duped victims.<p>According to the police, the incident occurred near Chennamputhur Colony in Adoor.</p>.<p>On Sunday at around 6 pm, Ramesh abducted the child from near her home and took her to an abandoned house nearby, where she was sexually assaulted, police said.</p>.<p>A teenager also sexually assaulted the child. When the child cried out, the teenager covered her mouth and raped her, police said.</p>.<p>The police were immediately informed, and the girl was taken to Adoor General Hospital for a medical examination.</p>.<p>The police recorded the girl's statement in the presence of her mother.</p>.<p>Ramesh was taken into custody by the police at 2 am on Monday, and the 15-year-old boy was also apprehended, police said. Since this is a case of gang rape, the investigation has been handed over to Adoor Deputy SP G Santhosh Kumar, they said.</p>.<p>The accused were identified using photographs shown to the child.</p>.<p>The accused teenager was subjected to legal proceedings on Monday, and his mother was informed in writing.</p>.<p>The Child Welfare Officer was also notified, and necessary measures were taken before the teenager was transferred to a facility in Kollam, police added.</p>