03 May,2018 01:00 PM IST | Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) | ANI
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A nine-year-old girl has been allegedly raped by a 60-year-old man here. The rape incident was reported on Wednesday. Local residents of Gurazala, Guntur, on Thursday staged a protest at Bhahma Naidu statue and demanded for the justice to the nine-year-old victim.
Appala Naidu, Superintendent of Police, Guntur, told ANI that police received a complaint on Wednesday that a nine-year-old girl was raped by 60-year-old neighbour, who is working as rickshaw puller.
'The accused has fled away. There were few injuries on the victim's body,' he said. He informed that police teams have been deployed to search for the accused person.
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