Youth arrested for sexually exploiting minor girl in Hyderabad

Suspect Kalyan Babu, had been in a love affair with the 15-year-old girl for two years and eloped with her in November 2024

Hyderabad: A youth, who allegedly stalked, eloped, married and sexually exploited a minor girl, was arrested by the Film Nagar police on Friday.

According to the investigation, the suspect Kalyan Babu, had been in a love affair with the 15-year-old girl for two years and eloped with her in November 2024. He took her to various locations in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, and Yadadri-Bhongir, where they got married. He further sexually exploited the victim multiple times.

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The victim’s parents lodged a missing complaint at Film Nagar police station, and an investigation was launched. The victim was later found and reunited with her family, but she left her house and went along with the suspect again in January this year and refused to return. Taking advantage of her, the suspect has been continuously sexually assaulting her.

He was arrested and remanded in judicial custody.

Investigation is under progress.