Eight people have been arrested after a 16-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted at different locations in and around Hyderabad after being given intoxicating substances.
The case came to light after the teenager allegedly escaped from the accused’s captivity on September 10 and returned home.
She later approached the police along with her family and lodged a complaint, following which a case was registered under the POCSO Act and relevant provisions of the BNS. Vicky later took the survivor to a hotel in Hyderabad’s Dhulapally area, where another accused, Nikhil and two others joined the assault. she was again captured by Vicky and his friend Ganesh, and she was again sexually assaulted by them Although the girl was able to escape from Vicky’s house in Bollaram. Later, while she was travelling on an auto-rickshaw, she managed to escape and finally reach her family.
The alleged assaults subsequently took place at multiple locations, including a house in Bollarum, a hotel in Dhulapally and an empty train coach near Medchal, according to investigators. Police said some of the accused had allegedly come in contact with the girl through social media. Investigators said the girl was allegedly given a chocolate containing sedatives before an alleged sexual assault inside a car. The eight accused have been produced before the court, police said.
A separate allegation relates to an earlier incident involving an accused identified as Jerry Varun.
