Hyderabad (Telengana),
17 September: An incident which has surfaced from Habeebnagar locality of
Hyderabad can be the beacon of light rape victims from across the country are
looking up to. Here alert locals foiled a probable sexual assault on a
nine-year-old minor girl.
Though the
man, identified as 30-year-old Sumeeth, managed to escape when the watchful
locals followed him and the small girl into the shop, the girl was definitely
saved. The incident happened in Mangar Basthi of Habeebnagar in Hyderabad.
Later he was
nabbed at Langer Houz and charged with kidnapping and other sections under the
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Police said
the incident happened when the child went out to go to a nearby shop. Sumeeth,
a resident of the same locality, allegedly lured her and took her to a vacant
shop, and began misbehaving with her. However, a few persons who saw him taking
the girl into the shop rushed to the place and rescued her.
A case has
been booked and investigations are ongoing.