The police recorded the statements of the lady and her mother and father (Representational)
Hyderabad:
A 20-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping a minor lady in Siddipet district of Telangana, police stated.
The accused, noticing the lady alone, entered her home in a village underneath Komuravelli police station limits and allegedly sexually assaulted her. Later, some villagers “attacked” the home of the accused and “set it on fireplace”.
Primarily based on a grievance, a case was registered underneath related sections of the POCSO Act and the accused was arrested and despatched to judicial remand, a senior police official stated.
The lady was taken to a authorities hospital for medical examination.
The police recorded the statements of the lady and her mother and father.
A person within the village posted in regards to the incident on social media platforms, disturbing peace following which a case was booked in opposition to him, the official stated.
After studying in regards to the incident by way of social media posts, some villagers fashioned into a gaggle and allegedly set the home of the accused on fireplace and likewise “broken” a automotive. Police have registered circumstances in opposition to them.
The scenario was now peaceable within the village, the official stated, and requested folks to not imagine rumours and likewise to not take the regulation into their arms.
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