Eight men barged into a house on the outskirts of Hyderabad and three of them raped a 15-year-old girl on Monday, triggering angry protests by opposition leaders who demanded stringent punishment for the accused.
The girl and her 14-year-old brother have lost their parents and moved in with her cousin in Meerpet, a few weeks ago. They were at home with three other children from the neighborhood on Monday morning when the eight men armed with knives forced their way into the house, reports Hindustan Times.
“Three of them took the girl upstairs, while others threatened her brother and the other children at knifepoint. The three men took turns to rape her,” a police officer said.
As news of the brutal crime spread, a large number of people including Congress workers led by Meerpet mayor Parijatha Reddy blocked the main road near the house of the rape survivor to protest.
Police later said Reddy and other party leaders were placed under arrest and shifted to the Amberpet police station. Police personnel have been deployed to prevent any breakdown of law and order.
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