Charge sheet in teen's gang-rape case filed

The Hyderabad police on Thursday filed a charge sheet against an 18-year-old and five CCLs child in conflict with law, who were apprehended in connection with the gang-rape of a teenaged girl here.The charge sheet was filed separately against the 18-year-old in a court here and against the five CCLs before the Juvenile Justice Board JJB.The 350-page charge sheet includes the statements of 65 witnesses, a senior police official told PTI.The charge sheet also includes scientific evidence and a forensic report too.The six were caught during first week of June.

The Hyderabad police on Thursday filed a charge sheet against an 18-year-old and five CCLs (child in conflict with law), who were apprehended in connection with the gang-rape of a teenaged girl here.

The charge sheet was filed separately against the 18-year-old in a court here and against the five CCLs before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB).

The 350-page charge sheet includes the statements of 65 witnesses, a senior police official told PTI.

The charge sheet also includes scientific evidence and a forensic report too.

The six were caught during first week of June. Five of them were involved in the sexual assault of the 17-year-old girl here on May 28. One juvenile was allegedly seen in videos misbehaving with her, but was not involved in rape, police had said.

Four of the CCLs were subsequently granted bail by the JJB while the fifth CCL was granted bail by the High Court while the adult accused is lodged in a jail.

The official further said a requisition would likely be made on Friday to the JJB seeking the trial of the CCLs as adults, as per the provisions of the amended juvenile justice law to ensure that they get maximum punishment.

The teenaged girl, who visited a pub for a day-time party, was allegedly sexually assaulted in a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) after the 18-year-old and five CCLs had offered to drop her home in the vehicle.

Police had said stringent sections of law had been invoked against those involved in the crime and the punishment under the sections could be imprisonment for life till death or even death penalty. PTI VVK VVK VVK NVG NVG