Tag : Juveniles

Hyderabad:  A teenage girl who visited a pub here five days ago for a daytime party was allegedly gang-raped by five people, including three juveniles, police said on Friday. The father of the 17-year-old girl lodged a police complaint on May 31 stating that she might have been molested but she could not disclose what happened as she was in a state of shock, they said. Addressing a press conference on Friday night, Deputy Commissioner of Police Joel Davis said a case on charges of outraging the modesty of a woman and under relevant sections of the POCSO Act was registered after the girl's father complained. The girl was sent to a 'Bharosa' support centre for women and children of the city police as she is a minor. Women personnel of the centre comforted her and a statement was recorded, Davis said. Based on the girl's statement, the case was altered by invoking IPC section 376D (gang rape) and other relevant sections of the POCSO Act, the official said, adding that she could not identify the accused as they were not known to her. Investigation teams have collected and analysed CCTV footage and other evidence, and have identified five people, he said. An 18-year-old accused was arrested on Friday, the police official said. Prima facie, the police have evidence against three juveniles and another 18-year-old person, Davis said. Police teams are on the job of apprehending the other accused, and they will be apprehended within 48 hours, he said. A juvenile allegedly involved in the case could not be apprehended as it was night time. He will be picked up during daytime on Saturday, the official said. One of the juveniles is the son of a prominent person, he added. Replying to a query, the police official said the son of an MLA w ...