Hyderabad: A 50-year-old businessman from Ibrahimpatnam was arrested by Vanasthalipuram police for the alleged rape of a 17-year-old student.
It is reportedly said that the accused is suspected to have been in a relationship with the survivor’s mother.
On June 22, when the girl’s mother and sister were not at home, the man allegedly raped the girl and threatened her with dire consequences if she complained.
The mother learnt about the incident when she questioned her daughter and thus later the accused was picked from his home on Sunday after the mother approached police, said Inspector A Vekataiah..
The accused was booked for rape, criminal intimidation and sections of POCSO act.
A similar case also came into light where a man who allegedly kidnapped a teenager after promising to marry her and sexually assaulted her, was arrested by Cyberabad police at Shamshabad here on Sunday. The accused, Sai Kumar had allegedly kidnapped the girl earlier too, and had been arrested at Adibatla in Ranga Reddy district.
A few days ago, he lured the girl to leave her home and go with him. After the victim’s parents approached police, they tracked Kumar and the girl and rescued her. Kumar was charged with kidnap and rape, and charged under the POCSO Act.
