A four-year-old girl was allegedly sexually abused by an unidentified person in Nuzvid Rural mandal in Eluru district on Sunday midnight. The girl was studying in an anganwadi centre in the village.
Neighbours who noticed the girl weeping in the street rescued her and handed her over to her parents. Locals said the accused kidnapped the girl around 12 a.m. while she was asleep in front of the house along with her grandmother. โThe miscreant abandoned the girl in a nearby orchard and fled into the dark,โ a villager said.
The accused took the ornaments from the girl and escaped. The victim was admitted to a hospital, which referred her to Vijayawada for better treatment.
Information and Public Relations Minister, Kolusu Parthasarathy, who enquired into the incident on Monday, expressed concern and directed the Eluru Collector and Superintendent of Police to respond immediately.
The Minister directed the officials to ensure better medical treatment for the girl and arrest the accused immediately. The police registered a case and search is on for the accused.
