Man Rapes, Impregnates Mentally Challenged Girl, Held
Hyderabad: A 48-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for raping a mentally challenged teenage girl and impregnating her. The police also arrested a woman Sunitha who connived in the crime. The girl used to work as a helper at the women's house at Trimulgherry who ran a cloth business, where the man Gutam Bhasker Rao worked as a tailor. Police said that the accused raped the 15-year-old girl on multiple occasions over the past few months after offering her water laced with a sedative.
The incident came to light after the girl fell ill and her mother took her to doctor where it was revealed that the minor was pregnant
The incident came to light after the girl fell ill and her mother took her to doctor where it was revealed that the minor was pregnant. A case under IPC section 376 (rape) and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been booked against the accused. The woman, at whose house the survivor worked, was also arrested and booked under relevant sections of the Juvenile Justice Act for employing a minor.
