Hyderabad: Alwal police have arrested eight people on charges of repeatedly raping a 16-year-old Intermediate student at different locations in the city after allegedly forcing her to smoke cigarettes laced with ganja.
The survivor finally escaped from the clutches of her alleged abusers on Sept 10 evening and approached Alwal police, leading to a Pocso case and the arrests. “Around 6 am on Sept 9, the survivor left home in a huff after being reprimanded by her father.
After the girl smoked it, one of the accused took her to an isolated spot near the station and allegedly raped her,” said a police officer from Alwal, quoting from the complaint. Initial probe indicates some of these accused are men the survivor befriended through social media,” the police officer said. Deputy commissioner of police (Malkajgiri) Ch Sridhar said the probe was also on to identify and track down those allegedly supplying ganja to the accused.
A ninth man named in the complaint is absconding. She reached Bollarum station where she met the first accused, an acquaintance. He called another friend, who offered her a cigarette mixed with ganja. Later that day, the survivor alleged assaults by other two friends of the acquaintance at the home of one of the accused and a hotel under the influence of the drug. The suspects allegedly took the girl later by train to Malkajgiri and Dhoolpet to procure more drugs. “It was from there that the survivor managed to escape in an autorickshaw and reach home in Alwal.
The investigation has also brought to light allegations of sexual abuse involving six of the accused over the past one-and-a-half years.