Hyderabad: A tea vendor who allegedly assaulted a minor girl sexually on the pretext of marrying her was arrested by the Vanasthalipuram police on Saturday.
Sadarapalli Sai Kumar (20), a resident of Vanasthalipuram and native of Mahabubnagar, allegedly lured a minor girl, also a resident of Vanasthalipuram.
On July 14, he took the girl to a building at Vanasthalipuram and sexually assaulted her. He was in touch with her for the last one year and was waiting for an opportunity,” the Vanasthalipuram police said.
Based on a complaint from the victim, a case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, POCSO Act and the SC and ST Act was booked against him.
Sai Kumar was arrested and produced before court. Police said he was previously involved in two cases including one POCSO case.
