67-yr-old held for rape of minor

Rajahmundry: A 67-year-old man allegedly raped a nine-year-old girl in Anaparthi mandal in East Godavari district.
According to police, the none-year-old girl had gone to a small grocery store near her house on Thursday evening to buy a packet of chips. The owner of the shop, who was alone at the time, dragged the girl into his house and allegedly raped her. It was learnt that the shopowner’s wife was at her relatives’ house at the time.
When the girl returned home, her family members saw bloodstains on her body when she came out of the washroom. The girl then told her parents about the incident.
The girl was taken to the local community health centre and later shifted to the Government General Hospital in Kakinada for additional tests. Her condition is said to be stable.
Anaparthi police have arrested the accused and registered a case under IPC sections 376 (A), (B), 377 and 6, read with 59 (M) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

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