NIDADAVOLE (WEST GODAVARI): An 18-year-old girl's dreams of married life were shattered hours before her wedding when a gang of four youths kidnapped and raped her at D Muppavaram village in Nidadavole mandal in West Godavari district on Sunday.The incident came to light after the victim and her family filed a complaint with police late on Monday. The main accused, Malipudi Satyanarayana (19), was arrested on Tuesday. The girl's marriage has been cancelled.Around 10 pm on Sunday the girl had gone to an open field to relieve herself. It was then that Satyanarayana and three of his friends saw her alone, abducted her and took her to a sugarcane field where they beat her up. She was raped more than once by Satyanarayana and others, police said.The victim's father, Kasri Lavaraju , a pastor in the village, along with relatives began searching for her when she did not return. She was eventually found at around 4 pm on Monday lying unconscious in the sugarcane field. They also found Satyanarayana hiding nearby. But his relatives thrashed Lavaraju and managed to whisk him away.They later approached Samisrigudem police and filed a complaint against Satyanarayana. Cops finally arrested him from Samisrigudem and filed a rape case against him. Police are now investigating the role of his friends in the rape. Cops are also probing if the girl and the accused knew each other.

Stay updated with all the Latest Rajahmundry headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.