In all, six people have been arrested of whom five are minors. In a press meet, Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Pleasure The MLA’s son has been booked under section 354 (assault or criminal force with intent to outrage woman’s modesty). Indian Penal Code And not for POCSO Act, and gang rape. Anand said the Innova from which the crime was committed is a government vehicle.
Five others have been charged under sections 376(d) (gang rape), 354, 366 (kidnapping), POCSO Act, IT Act (for transmitting video with survivor) and other relevant sections. “The accused who committed the gang rape will be given strict punishment,” the commissioner said.
Anand said the Innova in which the victim was raped was a government vehicle allotted to the father of one of the accused. He is a prominent leader who leads a major government organization. “The car in which the crime took place was in an official vehicle which was allotted to the father of one of the accused,” Anand said. “Two cars were used in the crime and both were being driven by minors.” He said that they are considering to book the parents of the minors but will verify the facts first.
Breaking down the incidents related to the crime, Anand said that on May 28, the victim along with eight others left the pub premises at around 5.43 pm in two different cars. “There were four minors accompanying the survivor in a Mercedes-Benz. The rest boarded the Innova and went to the bakery. On the way, the four minors circulated videos of them kissing the survivor on their social media pages,” the police officer said. . Upon arrival at the bakery, the survivor again boarded the Innova. “In the vehicle in which the crime took place, there were four minors and one minor along with the survivors… They took the car to a place in Jubilee Hills Road No 44 (behind Pedamma Gudi Temple), where they raped her, ” He added.
Asked why the authorities took so long to register a case against the MLA’s son, Anand said they wanted to corroborate all the evidence with the victim’s statement after taking into account various aspects. “We received the complaint three days after the crime when the father came to know about the girl’s injury. From there counseling took place for 3-4 hours after which the girl disclosed what had happened to her on the unfortunate day.”
The first complaint in the case was filed by the victim’s father with the Jubilee Hills police on May 31. Though the allegations were initially limited to molestation, they were converted into gang rape after the victim’s statement was recorded at Bharosa Kendra (Women’s Help Centre). and children who are victims of crime). Later four accused were arrested while the fifth accused was missing till Tuesday. The name of the sixth accused was also not added.
Two accused had misbehaved with the victim inside the pub. The survivor was accompanied by another minor girl at the party. Seeing both the boys misbehaving, both the girls decided to leave, when the accused chased them. Anand said, “The other girl booked a cab and sensing trouble left from there. However, the accused again spoke to the victim and lured her into his car.”
Further, sharing details about the party at the pub on May 28, Anand said that it was hosted by a person from Bengaluru. However, Anand did not name the person. “They also published about it on social media. Also, before the event, the organizers, including some minors, conducted a survey to decide in which pub it would be held,” he added. Each minor paid around Rs 1,300 as entry fee for it.