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Teenage Dalit girl raped in Telangana
A 13-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by a tractor driver near here, police said today. The 23-year-old accused, who is known to the girl, on Saturday took the Class VIII student from her school in Kothapalli village
Karimnagar (Tel): A 13-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by a tractor driver near here, police said today. The 23-year-old accused, who is known to the girl, on Saturday took the Class VIII student from her school in Kothapalli village to a fort on the outskirts of Karimnagar town where he allegedly raped her, sub-inspector A Naresh Reddy said.
The accused then left the girl at her school, he said, adding the survivor belongs to a scheduled caste. Later, the girl reached home and informed her parents about the incident who then approached police.
Subsequently, the police yesterday registered a case against the man under Indian Penal Code section 376, for offence of rape, he said. The offence attracts a maximum punishment of life term.
He was also booked under relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Reddy said. Efforts are on to trace the accused, he added.
