Overview

• Officers say the assault occurred on September 25 at Chittoor’s Nagara Vanam park, where three men allegedly attacked a young couple, robbed them, and raped the girl.
• Chittoor police registered an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the POCSO Act, and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act after counseling the family and recording the minor’s statement.
• Investigators identified the suspects as M. Mahesh, P. Kishore, and J. Hemanth Prasad, and formed special teams to apprehend them.
• The girl received support at the One-Stop Centre at Chittoor Government Hospital, and her injured friend was treated at the hospital.
• Police are probing claims of video footage and have cautioned against sharing the survivor’s identity or unverified material as photos linking the accused to political figures circulate online.