Karimnagar: Two youths were arrested in the sensational rape of a dalit girl from Venavanka in uzurabad on Sunday. The incident drew headlines in the national media. Women’s organisations, political parties and student unions condemned the incident. Accused Gotte Srinivas, a resident of Amudalapalli in Shankarapatnam mandal, Moddam Rakesh and Moddam Anji from Kaluwala in Veenavanka mandal were apprehended on the charge of raping the girl, a B. Tech student. Another youth, Moddam Rakesh, who filmed the scene when the other two were outraging her modesty, was detained on Saturday.
Huzurabad DSP M. Ravinder Reddy said the accused were arrested as they were discharged from the hospital. Srinivas was produced before a Huzurabad magistrate and sent to judicial remand. Rakesh and Anji were produced before a juvenile court as they were minors. The accused were booked under SC-ST Prevention of atrocities Act, and IT Act of 2008.
