Chennai: Two cases of sexual violence against minors were reported in Tamil Nadu Wednesday.
In the first incident, police arrested a 20-year-old pregnant college student for allegedly marrying a minor student, according to NDTV.
The teenage boy from Salem district went missing in April and police later found him to be living with a senor woman student.
Police started probe after his parents filed a petition to bring him to the court.
Salem City Commissioner of Police Najmul Hoda reportedly said that the girls was sent to judicial custody following a medical examination.
Alongside, the woman is now facing charges under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The second incident reportedly closely later has a 17-year-old boy in police custody after a 16-year-old girl in Cuddalore district of the state.
Police took note of the incident from a video him putting mangalsutra or wedding necklace on a girl at a bus stand.
A case was registered under the POCSO Act as well as taking the boy to an observation home.
The police reportedly said that boy allegedly had sexual relations with the girl.