Construction worker from Wanaparthy gets lifer for raping minor

Based on a complaint lodged by the girl’s mother, the Kandukur police booked a case and subsequently arrested Shivaji

Hyderabad: A local court on Friday sentenced a youth to undergo life imprisonment in a case of kidnapping, confining, threatening and raping a minor girl reported at Kandukur in 2017. The court also imposed fine of Rs 25,000 on him.

The convict, E Shivaji (20), a construction worker from Wanaparthy, on the promise of marriage, kidnapped the girl, married and raped her. He later abandoned her.

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Based on a complaint lodged by the girl’s mother, the Kandukur police booked a case and subsequently arrested Shivaji.