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Sriperumbudur police arrest man for sexual assault on 15-year-old girl

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Sriperumbudur All Women Police arrested a 46-year-old man for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.

Police sources said the accused has been identified as Azhagarsamy who is a mason from a village near Sunguvarchatram. He engaged in repeated sexual assault of the 15-year-old daughter of a woman working at a construction site and threatened her not to tell anyone.

The girl reported the repeated offence to her mother, who lodged a complaint with the police. Based on her complaint, the police registered a case under the provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and arrested the accused Azhagarsamy.

Published – June 17, 2026 01:00 am IST

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Four fall unconscious in wastewater tank near Sriperumbudur

admin — Tue, 19 May 2026 19:19:00 +0000

Four contract workers fell unconscious after allegedly inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning a wastewater tank at a private factory near Sriperumbudur in Kancheepuram district on Tuesday.

The incident took place at United Industries Plastic Private Limited, located at Vengadu village.

According to police, waste generated during the manufacturing process was stored in a wastewater tank situated nearly 40 feet below ground level inside the factory premises. The tank was reportedly cleaned once a year. The police said three contract workers entered the tank, and they allegedly inhaled toxic gas and began losing consciousness inside the tank. Hearing their cries, six co-workers rushed to rescue them.

Following the rescue operation, four workers — Manikandan, Madhanraj, Vignesh, and Sridhar — were affected due to toxic gas exposure. The workers were rushed to the Sriperumbudur Government Hospital. As the condition of two workers turned critical, they were later shifted to Shri Ramachandra Medical College Hospital in Porur.

Published – May 20, 2026 12:49 am IST

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Tamil Nadu Unveils Mega Industrial Housing For 18,000 Foxconn Women Workers

admin — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 15:55:28 +0000

Chennai:

Chief Minister MK Stalin and Foxconn Hon Hai Chief Young Liu unveiled a state-of-the-art industrial housing complex, exclusively for 18,000 women workers of iPhone maker Foxconn, at Sriperumbudur in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu. The mega Rs 700 crore project aims to provide a safe, secure, and clean environment for women workers.

The complex, spread across 10 floors and 13 blocks, features amenities like kitchens, dining areas, CCTV cameras, UPS, ETP and play areas.

“The project would ensure women workers receive the best facilities,” Tamil Nadu Industries Minister TRB Rajaa told NDTV. The state Minister added that “Apple customers too would be happy looking at the workers being happy”.

Foxconn will pay rental on a per-bed basis. Underscoring Tamil Nadu has Foxconn’s largest footprint in India, Young Liu said, “This is a new beginning. We are proud to be part of sustainability.”

This initiative comes after Foxconn workers protested in 2021 against poor food and unhygienic living conditions after more than a hundred workers suffered from alleged food poisoning. They had taken to the streets, exposing the unacceptable conditions following which Apple had put Foxconn on probation.

Calling the mega project “pioneering”, Chief Minister MK Stalin highlighted Tamil Nadu is the home for 42% of the country’s industrial women work force. Listing a series of women empowerment initiatives he said, “We are striving to make the state a leader in South Asia”.

“Already Tamil Nadu is the second largest economy in the country. It leads in several fronts, according to Niti Aayog data. We want to make Tamil Nadu a $1 trillion economy by 2030,” he said.

The state government’s SIDCO (Small Industries Development Corporation) has pumped in 170 crore for this, borrowed Rs 500 crore and utilised centre’s Rs 30 crore under affordable housing project.

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