17-year-old girl sexually exploited at Dachepalli

Amaravati: Even before the wounds of alleged rape and sexual harassment on a nine-year girl at Dachepalli in Guntur district are healed, another such incident took place at the same place. This time, a 17- year- old girl was made pregnant. Tension prevailed atDachepalli due to the fresh incident. 

The accused Sk. Mabuvali, 45, a local TDP leader allegedly sexually exploited the 17-year-old minor girl (Name protected) for the last four or five months. 

V Venkateswarlu, the Station House Officer at Dachepalli Police Station, stated that they have lodged a case against Mabuvali based on the complaint of both the victim and her sister. Pregnancy was confirmed by the government doctors, the SHO said.  

The police apprehended the accused and a case is being registered under section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and under IPC 376. As the case was under progress, he maintained that the police could not reveal more details on it, but the accused will be produced in the court as soon as possible.

The girl’s mother died long agoand her father is an old man. She is a school dropout at eighth standard and her sister also stopped education at intermediate level. The girl also has two brothers and they work as construction labourers. 

Reacting on the incident, local TDP MLA Yarapatineni Srinivasa Rao stated that if they found the party men as guilty then the party will suspend them.