HYDERABAD: A vagabond, who allegedly raped a two-and-a-half-year-old girl in Nirmal on Monday, was nabbed by locals on Wednesday. The accused, about 50 years old, was roughed up by locals before being handed over to cops. He was arrested and sent to judicial remand on Thursday.
Nirmal police said the accused came across the child while she was playing on the road and lured her with a chocolate. He took her to an isolated place and abused her.
While the girl informed her mother on Monday, the family did not immediately register a complaint with the police. But on Wednesday night, the child spotted the accused and told her mother. The accused was caught after the mother alerted locals and subsequently arrested.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
