Taxi driver held for raping minor girl

Coimbatore: The all-woman police (east) on Tuesday arrested a 39-year-old call taxi driver on charges of raping and impregnating a minor girl in the city.
The call taxi driver, S Godwin alias Jebamani Godwin, a native of Perumalpuram in Tirunelveli district, was residing in a rental house at Madukkarai.
Police said the victim was the daughter of Godwin’s owner.Godwin gave soft drink laced with sedatives to the 16-year-old girl when she was alone at her home in December 2020 and raped her. A few days ago, she developed stomach pain and was taken to a hospital where she delivered a stillborn.
The doctors informed the city police who held an inquiry with the minor girl and learned about the rape. Based on the girl’s complaint, Godwin was arrested on Tuesday.
He will be produced before the special court for Pocso cases and remanded in judicial custody.