Mentally-ill minor girl gangraped, 2 held in Kothagudem

Kothagudem: A 14-year-old "mentally unstable" girl was allegedly raped by three people in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district, and two of them were arrested on Tuesday, police said.

The three accused in their mid-20s allegedly kidnapped the victim from Manuguru town and took her to an isolated place on a bike and sexually assaulted her on late Monday evening, the police said.

Her parents searched for her and some passers-by told them that she was seen taken on a bike.

Later, the parents found the girl near the roadside bushes and lodged a complaint with the police.

During investigation, police nabbed two of the accused during a vehicle-check, a police official said, adding the girl was shifted to a hospital.

He said they had registered a case under relevant sections of IPC and POCSO Act and search is on for the absconding accused. (PTI)