Hyderabad gang-rape: AIMIM MLA's son named among accused, say police

A total of five accused have been booked so far – three minors and one adult. The car in which the attack took place has also been seized.

Published on: Jun 7, 2022, 21:44:41 IST

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The minor son of an All India Majli-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MLA, named as an accused in the alleged gang-rape of a teenage girl in Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills last week, has been arrested, the Hyderabad Police said during a press briefing on Tuesday.

A juvenile was arrested by Hyderabad police on Sunday, the fourth person to be apprehended in connection with the last week’s alleged gang rape of a teenage girl in Telangana’s capital city. (ANI)

A total of six accused have been booked so far – five minors, including the latest, and one adult. All of them belonged to politically-connected families. The car in which the attack took place has been seized.

“While only five accused including Saduddin Malik were actually involved in the rape, the fifth minor who was arrested on Tuesday was not present when the gang rape of the girl took place. He got down from the car much before the heinous incident took place,” Police commissioner C V Anand said at the briefing.

No rape case was filed against the fifth juvenile, Anand said. However, he added, after going through the CCTV footage and the videos circulated in the social media, a case under Section 354 (outraging the modesty) and Section 323 (causing injuries) of the IPC, besides under POCSO Act, was filed against him.

Saduddin Khan, 18, was sent to judicial remand on Saturday, while the others were kept in the custody of the juvenile court in the Nampally criminal court complex.

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped while returning home from a party in the posh Jubilee Hills area on May 28. Outrage broke out when the incident came to light after the victim's father submitted a complaint to the police regarding the incident.

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