Bolanthur: Two Youths Charged with POCSO for allegedly raping girl
Bantwal: In an incident that was reported on Wednesday, two young men have been charged under the POCSO Act at the Vitla Police Station with charges of raping a girl, possessing nude photos of the victim which they allegedly used to further threaten her.
The accused are residents of Bolanthur Village in Bantwal Taluk and have been identified as Aboobaker Siddique and Chappi.
The victimized young girl, the sister-in-law of a woman residing in Bolanthur, was reportedly trapped by her neighbour Aboobaker Siddique and his friend Chappi.
According to the police complaint, the victim said that she received a phone call from the accused Siddique who requested her to meet him outside the house on the night of January 25th under the pretext of having a conversation. She was reportedly raped by the accused duo, who also clicked her nude photos to ensure her silence.
The accused individuals threatened to expose the nude images of the victim and warned her against telling anyone. They also repeatedly called the victim using the images and blackmailed her, the complaint states.
In this regard, a case has been registered against the accused under the POCSO Act at the Vitla Police Station and the police have undertaken further action.
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T'gana BC panel seeks reports over infant's death, family alleges caste abuse
Hyderabad (PTI): The Telangana Commission for Backward Classes on Monday sought reports from state government officials on the death of an infant following alleged assault and caste abuse against her family members in Nagarkurnool district while visiting a temple fair.
In separate letters, Commission Chairman G Niranjan urged Endowments Department Commissioner S Harish and Nagarkurnool district Collector Badavath Santhosh to furnish the reports within three days.
Niranjan drew the officials' attention to media reports on the death of the two-month-old baby at Kummera village in the district and alleged caste discrimination and denial of entry to the temple fair to the baby's family belonging to a BC community.
BJP OBC Morcha's state unit president G Anand Goud alleged inadequate response by the police in the incident and demanded a transparent investigation into the incident.
Alleging that the deceased baby's father was attacked in the incident, he also demanded action against the attackers.
Goud told reporters that BJP's state unit president N Ramachander Rao would visit the village on February 24 and meet the baby's family members.
Meanwhile, a BRS delegation met DGP B Shivadhar Reddy and demanded a comprehensive inquiry into the incident.
The BRS leaders sought action against a person who allegedly attacked the infant's parents.
BC associations have held protests over the past few days regarding the alleged caste discrimination against the deceased infant's family members.
Police said on Sunday that four persons were arrested in connection with the cases registered after the family alleged that the baby died following an "assault" by a group of villagers. The family also alleged that they were abused in the name of caste in the incident on February 18.
However, a villager, part of the group, lodged a counter-complaint with the police the same day, alleging that he was attacked with stones during a scuffle with the family, sustaining a head injury, following which a case was registered.
The infant died on February 21 and her mother, who belongs to an SC community, also lodged a complaint alleging her daughter died due to the physical assault on the family by some villagers, police said.
