19-Yr-Old Hyderabad Man Lures Minor Girl Into Deserted Building, Rapes Her; Held

Mumbai: A 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly luring a minor girl into a deserted building and raping her in Hyderabad, Indian Express reported. 

The incident took place when the girl woke up at her house and strayed outside to look for her parents, who were summoned by police for counselling over a domestic violence case.

The victim’s parents were present at the local police station regarding a domestic violence case at the time of the incident on Wednesday night. The police had called both of them for counselling and their daughter was sleeping at home.

When they returned home they could not find their daughter. According to the police, the daughter had woken up and upon not finding her parents strayed outside. The accused, a band worker living in the same locality, lured the girl, who was looking for her parents. He allegedly took her to a nearby open place and sexually assaulted her. Later the parents traced her and lodged a complaint with the police.

Police said that the police formed special teams to nab the accused and based on the descriptive characteristics of the accused, CCTV footage and other technical evidence, the accused was arrested within hours. The accused is being produced in the court in judicial custody.

A case has been registered under IPC sections 363 (kidnapping), 376 AB (rape of a woman under twelve years of age) and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act.

(With Indian Express Inputs)

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