Constable arrested for raping 13-yr-old niece during lockdown

Hyderabad: A constable attached to a police station in the Hyderabad commissionerate limits was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping his 13-year-old niece at his house at the peak of lockdown.

The 13-year-old survivor, an secondary school student, and the accused, who is her mother’s relative, live in the same neighbourhood in Secunderabad.

On Thursday, the girl’s mother approached a senior woman IPS officer through a child rights NGO, complaining about the sexual assault on her daughter by the 33-year-old constable.

DCP, North Zone, Kalmeshwar Shingenavar was informed about the offence.

“The victim said in April when she went to the house of the accused, he raped her. The victim’s mother noticed change in the girl’s behaviour towards the accused and asked her what happened. The girl told her mother about the rape and intimidation by the accused not to reveal about the incident to anyone,” the DCP said.

Based on the complaint of the victim’s mother, Bowenpally police registered a case under Sections 376 (3), 506 IPC and Section 5(a) r/w 6 of POCSO Act.

“None is above law. We had to arrest a constable who molested a girl. He is being sent to jail. I feel ashamed that there are such black sheep in our department. Do Help Us improve. Your feed back at 9490616555 will be our strength and guidance,” Hyderabad police commissioner Anjani Kumar tweeted, while referring to the incident. Bowenpally police arrested the accused and sent the girl for medical examination.