The CB-CID (Central Branch-CID) on Sunday, 7 July, arrested activist RS Mugilan in connection with a rape case registered against him in Karur district. The activist who went missing nearly five months ago, was handed over by the Tirupati police to the Tamil Nadu CB-CID on 6 July.
He is yet to reveal any details regarding his whereabouts during this period, says the police.
According to reports, in April, a woman from Namakkal district alleged that the activist had sexually exploited her in 2017. The 37-year-old approached the Kulithalai all-women police station in Karur district and complained that Mugilan allegedly forced her to have sex with him after falsely promising that they would get married.
She allegedly was closely associated with him as she was part of protests he participated in.