The Arilova police arrested Kakara Kiran (28), the accused in the minor rape case, here on Monday.
As per the initial report, the accused, a sanitary worker of GVMC, attempted to rape an eight-year-old girl at her home in Jai Bheem Nagar at Arilova on Saturday evening, when the girl’s parents and elder sister were away.
But according to Arilova Inspector Ch. Dhanunjaya Naidu, medical reports confirmed that the minor was raped. The accused, a distant relative of the victim, was booked under various sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and under IPC sections for rape.
Kidnap attempt
In another case, a car driver from Arilova tried to kidnap a 14-year-old girl studying in Std. IX from the same area here on Monday.
According to Arilova Inspector Ch. Dhanunjaya Naidu, the accused, Easwar Rao (22), befriended the girl and took her out of the city in his car.
He was intercepted by a police team near Indira Zoological Park and taken into custody.