Kakinada: A minor girl, who studied in Class VII at a government school at Mandavilli in Eluru district was allegedly raped by a Class X passed-out student in a classroom in the school. It was filmed by four youths who were majors. The Mandavilli police arrested the four youths --Bala Subrahmanyam (22), Chandrasekhar (22) Teja (19), and Harikrishna (20). According to Mandavilli police, the minor girl went to the school to get her certificates. The Class X passed-out student met her took her into a classroom and sexually attacked her. This was filmed by four youths, all majors, and also the friends of the minor boy, who came to play on the high school grounds.
Later, the three major youths threatened the girl that they would post the video on
social media if she did not yield to them too. She refused to do so and went home. The three youths went to her parent’s home and demanded an amount if they should not release the visuals on social media. The parents promised to give them Rs 2lakh, but the youths did not agree to this offer. Another major youth forwarded the video onto social media.
Following this, the mother of the victim girl lodged a complaint with the Mandavilli police station. A case was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). The police produced the four arrested youths before a court, which sent them to remand. The police shifted the minor boy to a Juvenile Home in Vijayawada.