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Neighbours 'rape' teenager of 'unsound mind'

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad

: A 14-year-oldgirl,

reportedly of unsound mind, was allegedly raped by four of her neighbours, police said on Thursday.

The girl had left her house on Monday after a petty quarrel with her parents, who sought police help after a search for her proved in vain.

During investigation, the teenager was traced and she revealed she went out of her house and while roaming, the four-member gang allegedly raped and abandoned her, a police official said.

The girl was sent for a medical examination, the police official said adding they have takenS the four suspects into custody for questioning.

In another case, a eight-year-old girl was allegedly sexually abused by a 14-year-old boywho lured her to his house here on Tuesday on pretext of watching cartoon on TV, police said.

 

The girl later informed the matter to her mother, who filed a complaint following which a case under relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered, they said.

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First Published: Apr 23 2020 | 10:44 PM IST

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