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<\/div>\nLocal residents, politicians held protest condemning the incident. (Representational)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by three men at her house here triggering protests on Tuesday demanding stern punishment for the accused while Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan sought a detailed report from top officials, including state Chief Secretary, within 48 hours.<\/p>\n
The girl in her complaint lodged with Meerpet police station named three persons for sexually assaulting her at her residence on Monday, police said today.<\/p>\n
Based on her complaint, a case was registered and teams were formed to nab the accused, a senior police official said adding that the girl was sent to a hospital for medical examination.<\/p>\n
“The teams are on the job and working on different clues. Police are verifying all angles in the case,” the official said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, condemning the incident, local residents and activists of different parties held protest in the locality. They demanded justice for the girl.<\/p>\n
According to the protesters, those consuming ganja were involved in the crime.<\/p>\n
Holding placards that read “#Justice? # Stop Ganja # Stop Drugs”, the protesters squatted on the road and also raised slogans. They were later taken away by police.<\/p>\n
Some local residents demanded capital punishment to the perpetrators of the crime.<\/p>\n
The Governor, who expressed anguish over the alleged rape of the teenage girl, sought a detailed report from the state Chief Secretary, DGP and Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda, within 48 hours.<\/p>\n
Further, she directed the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Ranga Reddy district branch, to visit the victim’s house and provide all necessary support her family requires, a Raj Bhavan press communique said.<\/p>\n
State Congress president and MP A Revanth Reddy said Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao claims to have made Hyderabad a global city but it has become a den for ‘ganja’ and other intoxicating substances.<\/p>\n
The BRS used police for political purposes and left the people to fend for themselves, he alleged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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