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 mentioned.
The accused, noticing the lady alone, entered her home in a village below Komuravelli police station limits and allegedly sexually assaulted her. Later, some villagers “attacked” the home of the accused and “set it on fireplace”.
Based mostly on a criticism, a case was registered below related sections of the POCSO Act and the accused was arrested and despatched to judicial remand, a senior police official mentioned.
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 towards him, the official mentioned.
After studying in regards to the incident via social media posts, some villagers shaped into a gaggle and allegedly set the home of the accused on fireplace and likewise “broken” a automobile. Police have registered circumstances towards them.
The state of affairs was now peaceable within the village, the official mentioned, and requested folks to not imagine rumours and likewise to not take the legislation into their fingers.
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