Warangal: 9-month-old abducted by drunk man as family slept, ‘raped’ & throttled

WARANGAL: A drunk man kidnapped a nine-month-old girl from a house, sexually assaulted her and then throttled her in Hanamkonda in Warangal early on Wednesday. A rape case has been booked as there were injuries on the child’s private parts.
The 22-year-old accused had abducted the baby at 1.30 am from the terrace of the house in Kumarapalli where the family was sleeping.
“As the ground floor and first floor was locked, he went to the terrace where the family was sleeping.As the child was in deep sleep she did not cry when he took her out of the house, ’’ ACP (Hanamkonda) D Chandraiah told TOI.
Around 1.45 am, the family members noticed the baby was missing and started searching for her. Both police and locals, including family members, formed search teams and it was the girl’s uncle who noticed the accused carrying a baby covered with a towel. When the uncle questioned him, the accused dropped the baby and ran, but was eventually chased and caught. The man was thrashed by the locals before he was handed over to the police. The baby was rushed to the hospital, but doctors declared her ‘brought dead’.
“The man was drunk when he was caught. There were injuries on the girl’s private parts and he confessed that he sexually abused her,” the ACP said
Police have booked a case under IPC Sections 366 (kidnapping), 302 (murder), 379 (theft), besides Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act (POCSO). The accused had also stolen a couple of mobile phones of the victim’s family members.
As the news spread, hundreds of locals protested at Hanamkonda police station junction demanding stringent punishment against the accused. Traffic had to be diverted for a few hours due to protests.
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