Hyderabad technician invites childhood friend to celebrate new job, he and his cousin gang rape her

A 24-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two men, including her childhood friend, in Hyderabad, police said on Tuesday. The woman, who recently got a job as a software engineer, said her childhood friend suggested they celebrate her achievement and both went to a restaurant-cum-bar in Vanasthalipuram. The friend in question was the woman’s classmate in school.

According to the woman’s complaint, she and her friend were drinking alcohol at the bar-restaurant in Vanasthalipuram. The man then took her to a room in the restaurant premises and raped her when she was drunk. A cousin of the man then also entered the room and raped her.

The two men then left the scene and the woman called her brother and told him what had happened, the complaint said.

Based on the woman’s complaint, the police opened a case and took her to a hospital for medical examination.

Efforts to catch the accused and further investigations are currently underway, police said.

(With PTI Inputs)