Two workers ‘raped’ by shop owners in Telangana

Hyderabad: Two women labourers were allegedly raped by two men in a car in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place in Hajipur in the district on Thursday, it said. The two men, who run a tile shop in Achampet, were arrested.

According to police, the two women, aged between 35 and 40, who work as laborers, visited the defendants’ shops for cleaning purposes. They were known to them and on Thursday the shop owners also called them for work purposes.

After completing the work, the two accused and the women “consumed” alcohol. Later, the women were taken by the accused in a car towards Hajipur, where they were allegedly sexually assaulted by the accused in their car, a police official said based on the women’s complaint.

Based on the complaint filed by the two women, charges were brought against the two accused and they were arrested on Friday. Police said further investigations were ongoing.