Telangana Police: 8 men moved forcefully into Meerpet house, three of them raped 15 year old orphan girl
Three of them took the girl upstairs, while others threatened her brother and the other children at knifepoint.
Eight men barged into a house on the outskirts of Hyderabad and three of them raped a 15 year old girl on Monday, triggering angry protests by opposition leaders who demanded stringent punishment for the accused.
The girl and her 14 year old brother have lost their parents and moved in with her cousin in Meerpet, a few weeks ago. They were at home with three other children from the neighbourhood on Monday morning when the eight men armed with knives forced their way into the house.
Three of them took the girl upstairs, while others threatened her brother and the other children at knifepoint. The three men took turns to rape her. As news of the brutal crime spread, a large number of people including Congress workers led by Meerpet mayor Parijatha Reddy blocked the main road near the house of the rape survivor to protest.
Police later said Reddy and other party leaders were placed under arrest and shifted to the Amberpet police station. Police personnel have been deployed to prevent any breakdown of law and order.
Rachakonda police commissioner DS Chauhan also came to the spot. LB Nagar deputy commissioner of police B Sai Sree said seven special police teams have been constituted to apprehend the accused. We have registered a case of gangrape on a minor and also under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.
The girl has been sent to Sakhi centre for medical examination and recording her version, the DCP added. The accused fled the spot after the girl started crying for help. Immediately, her brother alerted the neighbours and they, in turn, informed the police.
We have examined the closed-circuit television cameras to track down the accused. We are yet to apprehend them. We are also investigating whether they had any previous enmity with the victim’s family.
