Police investigating the sexual assault of a girl on the banks of the Krishna River have arrested and interrogated a number of suspects, including some rowdy sheeters and Blade Charge gang members. More than 40 have been rounded up in the case so far.
The girl who came to Pushkarghat in the village of Seetanagaram under the Tadepalli police lines with her boyfriend was sexually assaulted on Saturday night. The defendant attacked the couple, tied the boy’s hands and legs, and attacked the girl. They later fled into the dark.
Tadepalli police registered one case.
Guntur Township Police and Vijayawada Police Department staff investigating the case arrested some of the Blade Group and rowdy sheeters active in the area.
Interior Minister Mekathoti Sucharita, Minister for the Protection of Women and Children Taneti Vanitha and AP Mahila Commission Chairman Vasireddy Padma visited the victim on Monday at the General Hospital of the Guntur Government and asked the doctors about their health.
Ms. Sucharita said Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy had announced financial support of 5 lakh to the girl. Vanitha donated ₹ 50,000 from the Women’s Development and Child Welfare Department to the victim. The chairwoman of the women’s commission said the girl’s health was stable and she was recovering.
Special teams
Police Director General (DGP) D. Gautam Sawang said special teams had been formed to arrest the accused in the case. Steps have been taken to prevent such incidents from happening again.
The DGP directed Vijayawada Police Commissioner B. Srinivasulu and Guntur Urban District Superintendent of Police Arif Hafeez to expedite the investigation into the case.
“We have some concrete evidence and the police will soon uncover the case. We ask all women and students to download the Disha app and take precautionary measures to prevent such incidents, ”said Sawang.
Meanwhile, heads of various women’s organizations visited the scene and expressed concern about the vigil on the riverbank.