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Tamil Nadu: Two constables from the Tamil Nadu police have been dismissed from service following allegations of gang-raping a young woman from Andhra Pradesh. The Tiruvannamalai District Police issued an official statement confirming that Constables D. Sureshraj and P. Sundar were dismissed from service after being subjected to disciplinary proceedings.

“The constables involved in the September 30 gang rape case in Tiruvannamalai district have been dismissed today under Article 311 of the Indian Constitution,” NDTV quoted a senior police officer as saying.

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Constables Gang-Raped Woman In Front Of Her Mother

According to the investigation by the officials, both the victim and her mother were fruit sellers and had travelled from Andhra Pradesh to Tiruvannamalai.

The victim and her mother were stopped by the two constables of Tamil Nadu police, Sureshraj and Sundar, during a night patrol on Tuesday. According to the police, the women were taken to a remote location, where the victim was gang-raped in front of her mother.

Following the incident, the Tiruvannamalai District Police have dismissed the two constables from service under disciplinary proceedings. Earlier, both Sureshraj and Sundar were suspended following the arrest in the September 30 gang rape case.

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Opposition Condemns State Government

The case has triggered widespread outrage with the Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami sharply criticising the ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu. “The DMK government must hang its head in shame. I strongly condemn the Stalin administration for forcing women to fear those who are supposed to protect them - the police,” Palaniswami said.

However, the DMK maintained that stringent measures are being taken in all cases, with legal proceedings being expedited to deliver justice and secure convictions.