Woman arrested in a minor rape case

Hyderabad, April 10: The Police have arrested a 40-year-old woman for helping an unknown man raped her 13-year-old girl neighbour, who were residents of Raidurgam on Sunday.

The miscreant has been identified as M Alivelu, a daily wage worker.The victim is her neighbour. On April 7, the victim's family members left her with Alivelu and went to sell toys on the street.

The couple had returned home on the next day and found their daughter in a visibly disturbed condition. "The victim told her parents that she was raped at Alivelu's house," Raidurgam inspector D Durga Prasad said.

Police have arrested Alivelu on Sunday.On interrogation, she told to police that after the girl was left at her house, she went to a local toddy shop and met an unknown man there. "Alivelu brought the 35-year-old man to her hut.Both of them were in drunken condition. A little later, Alivelu left the man alone with the victim in the hut and locked the door from outside. The offender has raped her while Alivelu was away," the inspector said.

Police had registered a case under section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the POCSO Act against the offenders. Alivelu was arrested and a manhunt was started to catch the culprit.