An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour near Sileru under the GK Veedhi police station limits in the agency area of Visakhapatnam.
Inspector V Narayana Rao of the GK Veedhi police station said the accused, Pangi Jinnu (40), is still at large.
Both the accused and the girl belong to a tribal community.
The girl had gone to the forest with Jinnu, his son, and some other children to collect firewood yesterday afternoon when Jinnu took her to a secluded spot on the pretext of plucking fruits, and raped her, the complaint said.
Police today registered a case under section 376 (rape) of IPC and under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
While a hunt is on for the accused, the girl was admitted to a hospital here for medical examination, the police officer said.
Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content
