17-year-old minor girl gang-raped in Hyderabad

Four accused, including three minors, were arrested on Friday after a minor girl was allegedly molested and gang-raped in a Mercedes car in Hyderabad.

Police said that a total of five accused have been identified, including two adults and three minors.

One of the adults is absconding, while one minor has links with a TRS leader. The Hyderabad Police also said that the victim couldn’t reveal anything about the culprits, but they were able to zero in on the accused after she revealed the name of one of the perpetrators.

“She only revealed one name and special teams were immediately formed to nab them. CCTV footage has been recovered. We’ve identified five culprits as per CCTV footage and as per the statement of the victim,” said police.

The incident took place at a secluded place in upmarket Banjara Hills when the girl was returning home after attending a party at a pub. While the girl was leaving the pub, some of the youngsters who’d met her there approached her and offered to drop her home. The boys parked the car at Jubilee Hills, a posh neighbourhood in Hyderabad, and took turns raping the girl.

“When the car stopped at an isolated location in the darkness, the youngsters violated her one after the other,” a police officer said.