Archive · 27 Aug 2026
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.
A minor girl was allegedly stripped and sexually harassed during rituals in Anantapur district.
A woman reportedly promised a poor migrant family they would become rich through naked rituals.
The girl was allegedly taken to a secret location, where Hemanth Kumar touched her inappropriately.
The woman allegedly took the girl’s mother to Kadapa for rituals on August 9.
Kadapa police registered a case before transferring it to Anantapur I Town police; a manhunt was launched.
- Who
- A minor girl, her mother, an unidentified woman, Hemanth Kumar and police were involved.
- What
- The girl was allegedly stripped and sexually harassed during rituals presented as a way to make the family rich.
- When
- The reported incidents included August 9 and August 11.
- Where
- The incidents occurred in Anantapur district and Kadapa, including a secret location.
- Why
- The woman allegedly used the family’s poverty to persuade them that the rituals would make them wealthy.
- 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.