1 week ago

Anantapur Police Pursue Suspects After Alleged Ritual Abuse of Minor

A poor family moved to Anantapur to look for work.

A woman allegedly told them they could become rich by doing strange rituals.

She reportedly made the mother and her young daughter take part in the rituals.

The girl was allegedly taken to a hidden place and sexually harassed.

The woman also reportedly took the mother to Kadapa for another ritual.

On August 11, locals saw them being taken away again and contacted the police.

The woman reportedly ran away when police arrived.

Police registered a case and began searching for the people involved.

Key facts

Incident: A minor girl was allegedly stripped and sexually harassed during purported black rituals.
Family: The family had migrated from Kalyanadurgam to Anantapur seeking livelihood.
Promise: The woman allegedly promised the family they would become rich through the rituals.
August 9: The woman allegedly took the girl’s mother to Kadapa for rituals and tortured her.
August 11: Locals alerted police after seeing the girl and her mother being taken away again in a car.
Police action: Kadapa police registered a case, transferred it to Anantapur I Town police, and launched a manhunt.

deccanchronicle.com · 1 week ago