Hyderabad: The police arrested Chintaginja Anil, 30, on Monday for allegedly raping and brutally killing a nine-year-old girl. Police said they have collected all physical and circumstantial evidence and would file a charge sheet before 60 days and ensure that he gets capital punishment.
Meanwhile, tension gripped the DCP’s office when the girl's parents and residents of the village and women activists staged a protest demanding immediate action against Anil.
Anil, who was released from Narsapur prison after undergoing a year's rigorous imprisonment for a murder attempt on a sex worker, offered the girl boti, when she came to the Shravan Goud toddy shop along with her parents. While her parents were consuming toddy, he gave her boti and took her out with him. The girl's parents did not see this.
"He took her to some bushes nearly a km away from the toddy shop and sexually assaulted her. Later, he crushed her face with a stone and killed her," north zone DCP B Sumathi said.
Anil was arrested from a relative’s house, police said. Anil, who is involved in 19 other cases, is also an accused in the rape of a minor and a murder case. He followed the same modus operandi in all offences.
In all the previous cases toddy compounds, attacking the victim with stones after sexual assault and choosing a place near toddy compounds are common. “We have collected all evidence to prove his offence in court and a charge sheet will be filed. We will ensure that he gets capital punishment,” Ms Sumathi added.
Anil was convicted four times in previous cases which he served. Meanwhile, the girl’s parents, relatives and residents of Kalasiguda staged a protest at the DCP’s office and blamed the government for failing to provide safety to women and kids.
“What is the use of all these government programmes when women do not have any safety. They are becoming easy target for predators who should be hanged immediately,” Ms Sharada said. The girl’s parents said that Anil should be shot so that other girls like their daughter will be safe from predators.
