Woman Raped, Assaulted In Andhra Pradesh
According to police, the woman was living alone in Macherla after separated from her husband, while her daughter stayed with her grandparents
Palnadu (Andhra Pradesh): A 32-year-old woman working as an outsourced staff in a government department was allegedly raped and assaulted by an unidentified person at Macherla here, a police official said on Saturday. Palnadu SP B Krishna Rao said the woman was staying alone at her house. The unidentified person knocked at the door at 4 pm on April 2 under the pretext of asking for a glass of drinking water. He later forcefully barged into the house and raped her.
According to police, the woman was living alone in Macherla after separated from her husband, while her daughter stayed with her grandparents.
The SP said a rape case has been registered and investigations are on.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu directed police to immediately arrest the culprit who raped the woman working as a subordinate in the Panchayat Raj Department, an official release said. Officials informed the CM that the woman was shifted to Guntur Government General Hospital (GGH) for medical tests.
The CM was apprised that teams headed by an additional superintendent of police (ASP) are on the hunt for the rapist, and that they have already detained a few suspects.
Naidu called for stringent punishment to set an example that crimes on women would not be tolerated, the release said.
