Hyderabad rape: Assault on 17-year-old took place in dark alley

The Commissoner also said that the accused took the victim to different areas that evening.

Hyderabad: City police commissioner CV Anand on Tuesday informed that the 17-year-old was raped in rotation by five individuals ( Four juveniles or CCL and one major) in a dark and desolated space in the alleys behind the Peddamma temple in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.

Addressing a press conference, the Hyderabad police commissioner said that the accused took the victim to different areas that evening. “On May 28, at 1:10 pm, the victim along with one of the accused went to the pub and danced along until 1: 50 . After that, he left to somewhere for some other commitment. The victim stayed back at the pub along with another friend of hers,” he said, narrating the sequence of events.

The assault started on Road no 36, Jubilee ,Hills while traveling to a bakery at Road no 14 Banjara Hills, where in rotation, the accused started kissing the victim one after the other forcibly. The c police commissioner further said that the videos that are in circulation online, were taken by the accused and were passed around by them.

They reached the bakery at 5: 51 PM and at 5: 54 PM, the victim got down from the Mercedes and got into the innova. At 5: 57, both the cars were parked in the parking area. at 6:15 PM, the Innova left the bakery. In the Innova, accused Saduddin Malik along with five other CCLs and the victim, a total of seven left the bakery.

At 6:18 pm, one of the minor accused out of the lot returned due to a phone call or other reasons. The rest of the accused along with the victim went to Road no 44, behind Peddamma temple, in a desolate dark area, the first CCL raped her there. After that, by rotation, the rest of the four raped her, stated Anand.

The Commissioner also informed that a total of 5 were involved in penetrative sexual assault in the Jubilee Hills minor gang rape case and four of them are juveniles (Children in Conflict in law or CCL) and one is a major, Saduddin Malik.

One more juvenile who was part of sexual assault (forcible kissing) but not penetrative rape is found and is presently under custody he said. “Another accused is still absconding,” he further informed.

“The fourth juvenile was absconding but is under our custody and will be sent to juvenile court,” he said.

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