Another gang-rape case rocks Telangana; victim is 11-year-old girl
While the Telangana Police continues to investigate the high-profile purported gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl in Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills, another similar incident was reported in the city on Sunday. A taxi driver and his companion abducted and raped an 11-year-old minor girl in the Kondurg village of the Rangareddy district. The Moghalpura Police reportedly arrested both the accused two days after the crime.
On May 31, the girl, who was staying with a relative in Moghalpura, decided to visit her parents in Pahadishareef. A taxi driver provided her a ride under the pretense of dropping her off at Pahadishareef before driving to Deccan Palace to pick up his friend. According to the Telangana Police, the duo then went to the driver's friend's house and sexually abused her.
Meanwhile, the victim's family, who had earlier reported her missing, contacted the police. During the victim's return to her home, a police patrol team found a girl who had a similar appearance as reported earlier. The police discovered that the girl they saw was the same one who had gone missing. Then, the victim narrated the horrific story to the police.
According to the 11-year-old victim's statement, the police tracked down the duo and arrested them on Thursday (June 2). In addition to the rape charges, they were arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act.
Meanwhile, the police have detained the fourth suspect, a minor, in Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills gang-rape case amid widespread outrage on Sunday. The fifth suspect, an adult, is yet to be imprisoned. On May 28, a 17-year-old girl was reportedly gang-raped in a car in the Telangana capital's Jubilee Hills after attending a party hosted by her classmates. So far, five suspects have been booked.
Jubilee Hills is one of Hyderabad's affluent neighborhoods. The incident reportedly occurred on May 28 while the case was reported to the police on May 31. The accused involved allegedly come from politically connected families. However, DCP (West Zone) Joel Davis clarified that, as per the girl's statement and other evidence yet, no MLA's son was among the accused. The case is under investigation.
