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Man arrested for kidnapping, raping minor girl in Andhra

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
Last Updated : Aug 25 2015 | 9:32 PM IST
A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by a 23-year-old autorickshaw driver on the pretext of marriage, following which the man was arrested at Charminar Bus stand here, police said today.
The accused, Mohd Shareef, was also booked under the provisions of Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act, said the assistant commissioner of police K Ashok Chakravarthy.
According to the complaint lodged by the victim's mother, Shareef befriended her 15-year-old daughter only a month ago. On August 19, he promised to marry her at Gulbarga city in neighbouring Karnataka and took her there.
At Gulbarga, he allegedly had sexual intercourse with her in a hotel room, even though the girl objected and pleaded him to be taken back to Hyderabad.
They returned on August 22, after which the girl and her mother lodged the complaint. Hussaini Alam police registered a case and Shareef was arrested today.
The accused was also involved in several property cases and Arms Act violation cases, police said.

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First Published: Aug 25 2015 | 9:32 PM IST

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