The accused has been arrested; said Police
On Friday, Hyderabad police arrested a man for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl, repeatedly for the last four days.
According to the police, the victim was sent for medical examination and after that her statement was recorded by a lady police officer.
"The accused lives near the victim's house. The accused was married and has two children. The accused's wife quarrelled with him and left him along with her children and went to her parents' house.
Taking the advantage of minor child’s innocence, he called her on the pretext of fetching him cigarettes from a nearby shop and then took her inside the house, and committed sexual assault on her for more than once in the last three days," stated the police.
LB Nagar Police immediately took action and arrested the accused and further investigation into the case is still going on.
Apart from this, Rachakonda police will also be organizing psycho-social counselling for the victim with a professional counsellor.
Earlier, On Monday, two more rape incidents involving minors were reported in Hyderabad, the fifth case in a week.
On Sunday, two new rape cases involving minors came to light.
According to the Hyderabad police, the first of the two cases that came to the fore on Monday was reported at the Ramgopalpet Police station while the second was at Rajendernagar Police station limits.
India has recorded an average of 80 murders and 77 rape cases daily in year 2020, the National Crime Records Bureau’s reports said.
With an average of 80 murders daily in 2020, India reported a total of 29,193 fatalities in 2020 with UP topping the chart among states.
The data showed increase of 1 per cent over a total of 28,915 murders in 2019, with a daily average of 79 killings during the year.
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