A 30-year-old woman and two men were arrested by the Tiruvallur police in Tamil Nadu on Saturday under the Pocso Act for sexually abusing a 3-year-old for over 10 days.

The woman is the minor's mother. The accused men sexually abused the child with her mother's consent, after taking her to Andhra Pradesh.

According to the police, the woman and the child went missing on March 14. Two days later, the woman's husband filed a missing complaint. The police then contacted the woman's parents and came to know that the woman did not reach her parent's house.

The police said that the woman returned home on March 26 along with her minor daughter, according to a report of The Times of India. Two days later, the three-year-old fell ill and was admitted to a government hospital in the city. After examining the child, the doctor found that the girl was sexually abused and informed the police.

While questioning, the woman confessed that she went to meet her lover in Andhra Pradesh, identified as Siva, 32, along with a relative. Her lover and the relative abused the minor for about 10 days.

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