Overview
- Police arrested T Narayana Rao, 62, after he allegedly took a 13-year-old from her hostel by posing as her grandfather and brought her to an orchard in Kakinada district.
- An FIR was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita after investigators recorded the statements of the girl and her mother.
- District SP Bindu Madhav Garikapati said a minor’s consent is not legally valid and described the case as kidnapping and serious sexual assault under POCSO.
- A video purportedly filmed at the orchard that showed the child circulated online, and police are weighing action against the person who recorded and shared it.
- Officials cautioned against attributing political links to the accused and noted the man and the girl are neighbors, adding he had taken her out last month as well.