The Bheemunipatnam police on Wednesday arrested a soldier of the Indian Army M. Santhosh Kumar (26) for allegedly raping a 17-year-old minor girl, after promising to marry her.
Inspector of Bheemunipatnam T.A. Naidu said that they received a complaint from the victim girl and based on that they have arrested Santhosh Kumar, for the alleged crime. Santhosh Kumar is a native of Jeerupeta area and after promising to marry the girl exploited her sexually several times, and he kept avoiding the marriage issue citing his family’s reluctance.