Two minors raped in Telangana, two brutally beaten to death

PEDDAPALLI: In a shocking incident, a migrant labourer from Bihar was arrested for allegedly raping and strangling a six-year-old girl to death in Katnapalli village of Sultanabad mandal on Thursday night. The accused was identified as Vinod Majji alias Raj Kumar.

According to sources, the girl’s parents and Vinod worked in a rice mill. As usual, they were sleeping in a small shelter provided by the rice mill owner. At around 10.30 pm, Vinod lifted the girl from her mother’s lap and carried her to a nearby bushland where he raped and strangled her to death.

After some time, the parents noticed that their daughter was missing and began searching for her together with their colleagues. They found her dead near the rice mill and alerted the police, who then arrived at the scene.

Meanwhile, villagers put pressure on the police and staged a protest along with parents on Friday, demanding that the accused be hunted down and killed in an “encounter” to ensure justice. The protesters blocked the Rajiv Rahadari (state highway) and to avoid any untoward incident, the police deployed additional forces from nearby police stations in Kalvasrirampur and Julapalli.

The protesting women accused the rice mill owner of negligence for not providing proper accommodation to the families and workers. They pointed out that this was not an isolated case as other rice mill owners in Sultanabad, a hub with over 100 rice mills, had also been negligent. “If the rice mill owner had provided proper accommodation and security, this would not have happened,” they lamented. A special team has been formed to investigate the case and ensure that charges are filed as soon as possible.