Minor Dalit girl raped in Visakhapatnam
The girl went to visit the Ganesh Pandal in her locality on Thursday night.
Visakhapatnam: A 15-year-old minor Dalit girl was allegedly raped by a 22-year-old youngster on last night. However, the incident came to light on Friday when the victim’s parents have approached the Gajuwaka police on in the wee hours of Friday. Sources in police said that the accused M Gowrishankar and his friend Manikanta were taken into police custody and the victim was sent to KG Hospital in the city for medical tests.
Inspector of Gajuwaka, T Immanuel Raju told that the main accused Gowrishankar has been stalking the girl since last two weeks on the pretext of falling in love with her. The girl went to visit the Ganesh Pandal in her locality on Thursday night. Noticing the girl at the Ganesh Pandal, Gowrishankar met the girl and accosted her and made her accompany him to an isolated place close to Zinc Ground and he raped her while his friend Manikanta stood guard to ensure nobody entered the area.
After returning home, the girl told about the incident to her parents. Her parents immediately rushed to the Gajuwaka police station and lodged a complaint against the youngster at about 2.30 am on Friday. Based on the complaint, the police have registered cases under SC/ST Atrocities Act and Posco Act.