Arrest of rape accused demanded

Visakhapatnam | Sunday | 25th February, 2018

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Prabhakar and its secretary B.

Venkata Rao, AP Mahila Samakhya leaders B.

Parameswari, M.

Anuradha and Sambhavi Barla were among those were in the delegation. more-inThe Dalita Hakkula Porata Samithi (DHPS) has demanded arrest of all the accused in the alleged rape and sexual harassment of a Dalit woman employee of Brandix India Apparel City (BIAC), located at Atchutapuram, in the district. The DHPS leaders met Joint Collector G.

Srijana, along with the victim, and told her that only two of the accused were arrested while the other five were left scot-free. These five accused were trying to influence the witnesses, they alleged. They also demanded payment of compensation to the victim under the SC/ST Atrocities (Prevention) Act, 2015..