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Father accused in minor’s rape, murder
The rape and murder case of a minor in Bantwaram took an unusual turn on Saturday with the police claiming that it was her father who had committed the crime. They said the accused tried to misguide the case by inflicting an injury on his head.
Hyderabad: The rape and murder case of a minor in Bantwaram took an unusual turn on Saturday with the police claiming that it was her father who had committed the crime. They said the accused tried to misguide the case by inflicting an injury on his head.
The police who sped up the investigation, questioned as many as 33 auto drivers but could not get any clue. Upon seeking more information from father of the Tribal girl, Megavath Kamal, the cops got contradictory information.
This raised suspicion against him. Upon further quizzing, he admitted to have committed the crime and to cover up he blamed auto drivers. The Ranga Reddy Superintendent of Police, M Srinivas, said that the accused was booked under three theft cases earlier. “He tried to misled the investigation by telling cooked up stories and showing his head injury, which was inflicted by himself,” the SP said.
It may be recalled that the police registered a case on Friday based on the complaint that four unidentified persons raped and murdered the girl. In his complaint, the father had claimed that on Thursday morning, he parked his two-wheeler in Vikarabad railway station and travelled to Hyderabad on train to bring back his daughter from uncle’s house in the city.
They boarded another train from Hyderabad in the evening. After alighting at Vikarabad railway station, the father-daughter duo proceeded on the bike. At around 7.30 pm, when they reached Muthkupalli village junction on their way to Izrachitampalli village, they stopped to drink water.
Two unidentified persons hit Megavath on the head with a stone rendering him unconscious and took the girl in an auto. He lodged a complaint with the Bantwaram police past midnight. The police found the body about 400 meters away from the borewell.
