Teenage girl alleges rape by lover, his friends

Karimnagar : A teenage girl from Bompally village in Telangana's Peddapalli district has filed a rape case against her 24-year-old lo...

Karimnagar : A teenage girl from Bompally village in Telangana's Peddapalli district has filed a rape case against her 24-year-old lover and his two friends, police said Sunday.

Police have identified the main accused as Kotte Ranjith.

A police officer said Ranjith allegedly maintained physical relations with the girl under the pretext of marrying her.

The officer said Ranjith's friends Methuku Satish (23) and Vykuntam (24) also allegedly raped the girl repeatedly in the last ten months, following which she became pregnant.

"The girl had delivered a stillborn foetus and asked Ranjith to marry her, but he refused and threatened her with dire consequences, following which the victim approached police," he said.

Police have registered an FIR against the trio under section 376 (D) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for gang rape and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

No arrest is made yet.

-Source: News Agency