In a horrifying incident in Chennai, a class VII girl has been raped atleast by 22 men over a period of seven months. The girl who is just twelve years old is also hearing impaired reportedly. The gruesome incident happened in an apartment complex in Purasalwalkam.

The 22 accused also includes the apartment’s security guard, plumber and electrician as well. Reportedly, they used to drug the girl in her soft drinks and made her sniff a powder before raping and videographing it. Later they threatened the girl to release the video if she didn’t comply to them.

The culprits used to lead away the girl as soon as she got down from school bus to empty flats, gym, terraces where they found it easy to not get caught. The incident came to light only after the victim told all about this to her visiting elder sister from Delhi.

The sister informed this to the parents who later filed a complaint with the Ayanavaram All Women police station. The police has nabbed 18 of the 22 criminals and on the lookout for the rest. The 18 are booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

Cops state that the mother who was a homemaker did not think something was wrong as she thought that her girl was playing outside with her friends, hence the late arrival to home after school. This comes as a strong reminder to parents to keep an eye on their children always and the people around in the locality.