Girl sexually assaulted near Cheyyar; probe under way

A 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by unidentified persons near Cheyyar town in Tiruvannamalai. She was on a visit to her grandmother's village when the incident occurred. The perpetrators stopped her on a two-wheeler and fled the scene after the assault. The girl returned to her native place in Kancheepuram, where her health deteriorated, and a case was registered by the Bharmadesam police. Three suspects have been detained and are being interrogated.