Eight-year-old girl allegedly raped by neighbour

An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour near Sileru under the GK Veedhi police station limits in the agency area of Visakhapatnam.

Inspector V Narayana Rao of the GK Veedhi police station said the accused, Pangi Jinnu (40), is still at large.

Both the accused and the girl belong to a tribal community.

The girl had gone to the forest with Jinnu, his son, and some other children to collect firewood yesterday afternoon when Jinnu took her to a secluded spot on the pretext of plucking fruits, and raped her, the complaint said.

Police today registered a case under section 376 (rape) of IPC and under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
 

While a hunt is on for the accused, the girl was admitted to a hospital here for medical examination, the police officer said.