Karimnagar: A 37-year-old auto driver was arrested for allegedly raping a 75-year-old woman at Chandurthi mandal in Rajanna Sircilla district on Wednesday.
According to the sub-inspector of police Ashok, the accused, Avunuri Tirupati, a resident of Katta Lingampet, who was drunk, on his way back home on Tuesday night, saw the victim in front of her house at Lingampet, which is adjacent to Katra Lingampet village.
Tirupati introduced himself to the woman as her acquaintance from the neighbouring village and took her in his auto to the Kothapet forest area where he raped her. Then, he left her at Lingampet bus stop. With the help of locals, the elderly woman reached her home and informed her family members about the incident. Following a complaint by her family members, police registered a case and arrested the accused.
