3 arrested For Raping Minor Girl In Andhra Pradesh

Police have arrested 77 accused so far!

On Wednesday, three more people were arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Police in the kidnapping and gang rape case of a 13-year-old minor girl in Guntur. Police arrested a 35-year-old woman from a reputed law college in Guntur and a businessman.

The woman was found running a sex racket and had forced the 13-year-old into sex slavery. Earlier, her husband was also arrested, and after spending 120 days in jail, he is now out on bail. Police also arrested a businessman in Vijayawada who hails from Rajasthan.

So far, police have identified 80 accused who sexually exploited the minor girl and arrested 77 people.

A 13-year-old girl in Andhra Pradesh, who was forced into prostitution for over eight months, was rescued by the police in Guntur on April 19. The investigation revealed that she was gang raped by over 80 men during the eight-month period. Police arrested 74 people involved in the gang-rape on April 19.

“Three accused are absconding, including one software firm owner who is in London,” said additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) K Supraja.

She also revealed that the arrested woman, Manishvini, was perusing the law to protect her and her husband’s illegal activity.

A 13-year-old girl in Andhra Pradesh, who was forced into prostitution for over eight months, was rescued by the police in Guntur on Tuesday, April 19.

The victim was adopted by Sawarna Kumari, who befriended her mother at a hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic in June 2021. The girl's mother died due to Covid-19 soon after, and the girl was taken away by the woman without her father’s knowledge.

Upon discovering this, the father filed a complaint with the police in August 2021. The main accused was identified as Sawarna Kumari.

The first arrest in the case was made in January, and on Tuesday, April 19, Guntur West Zone Police made 10 more arrests, including a B.Tech student. They also rescued the survivor-victim.

Upon questioning the victim and the accused, Andhra Police discovered that for the last eight months, the minor girl had been sent to different brothel houses in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to be used in the flesh trade business.

Based on this, police identified Sawanra Kumari, the woman who had taken the girl away, as the main accused who forced the minor into prostitution.

ASP K Supraja said that police had identified 80 accused. Of those, some are kingpins, 35 are pimps and the rest are customers.

As of now, 77 people have been arrested and police are trying to identify three others involved in the case. According to ASP Supraja, one of the remaining accused is the owner of a software firm in London.

“Taking advantage of the girl's age and situation, several gangs purchased the girl and took her to several places in the twin Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and forced her into prostitution,” said the ASP.