A 17-year-old intermediate student in Hyderabad was gang-raped in a car by at least four minor boys she met at a pub on Saturday night. Two days after the girl’s father lodged a complaint with Jubli Hills police.
The police confirmed that she was raped and said that they have identified the accused and seized a car belonging to one of them. The police are facing criticism for not acting upon the father’s complaint immediately.
K.Krishna Sagar Rao, BJP state Chief Spokesperson strongly condemns the horrendous incident of gang rape of a minor girl in Hyderabad. Out of the 5 perpetrators of this crime, he alleged that one person is alleged to be the son of an MIM MLA and another one Minority chairman’s son.
Hyderabad police has not yet arrested any accused despite the criminal complaint lodged by the parents of the victim, and alleged criminals’ car being impounded. BJP accuses the police of slow action in this case, as MIM MLA’s son is involved.
BJP wonders if the police is waiting for a clearance from MIM chief Asaduddin or CM KCR to make arrests in this case! Krishnasagar Rao deplored that series of horrible crimes like day light hackings, interfaith, intercommunity murders and rapes are showcasing Telangana in poor light. The fear of law seems to be at the rock bottom, in the state.
He said that BJP feels the law-and-order situation is deteriorating on a daily basis in Telangana State, and we demand that CM KCR wake up from his deep sleep and act to course correct. He demanded arrest of all the 5 accused immediately and bring them to justice.
According to the police, the girl and a friend had gone to the pub to attend a birthday party. At the pub, she was allegedly befriended by a group of minors who offered to drop her home.
Police said the accused first went to a bakery, purchased snacks and then drove to a secluded spot where they proceeded to gang-rape her. Later in the night, they dropped her back at the pub and sped away, police added.
Initially, a case was booked under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the three accused involved in the incident. The 17-year-old girl was sent for medical examination and police have now altered the case and added section 376 (gang rape) of the IPC to it.
A senior police official said that an MLA’s son and the chairman of a minority board were present at the party and had accompanied the girl. The victim was able to identify and name only one accused, who is also a minor. According to the FIR filed by the victim’s father, the accused misbehaved with his daughter and even inflicted injuries on her neck.
The girl’s father, who lodged the complaint said that he let his daughter go to the pub because it was a no-alcohol party. The girl, who suffered bruises on her hands, initially said that she got injured when she fell down.
It was only after the injuries on the back of her neck were noticed and she was counselled by women police officials that she allegedly revealed she was raped. A medical examination confirmed the rape and police said the girl was in shock and severely traumatised.The police have retrieved video footage from at least six CCTV cameras in the vicinity of the pub and are questioning the driver of the car.
