Overview

• Police registered a POCSO case on August 9 and a court remanded Hari Krishna to judicial custody on August 12.
• Police say Hari Krishna, identified as a 21-year-old delivery agent from Mahabubnagar with a BA degree, had moved to Hyderabad for work.
• Investigators allege he befriended the 16-year-old intermediate student on Instagram about six months ago and lured her to a temple and secluded spot in IDPL Township on May 13.
• The teen’s parents filed the complaint after she sought treatment for stomach pain and a hospital confirmed her pregnancy.
• Authorities continue gathering evidence as part of the ongoing POCSO investigation into the alleged assaults.