Hyderabad: A 19-year-old degree student was raped by a 23-year-old neighbour from a residential area under Dundigal police station limits on Friday. On the complaint of the survivor, police registered a rape case and arrested the accused.
On the complaint of the survivor, a case was registered under section 64 (rape) of the BNS against the accused.
Police said the accused came to Hyderabad about eight months ago from another district in the state in search of a livelihood. But the complainant rejected his proposals,” the inspector said. “He works for a ride-hailing company and has been stalking the complainant for about a week, forcing her to be in a relationship with him.
He will be produced before the magistrate for judicial remand. The accused was arrested on Friday evening from Dundigal.
At around 6.30 am, when the student was alone at home, the accused barged into the house and raped her, according to police. After committing the offence, he fled from the house while threatening the victim not to reveal the offence to anyone. But the victim alerted her family and approached the police.