Molestation charge against 75-year-old

Guru Swamy, 75, a resident of Padamativeedhi, was charged with molesting a five-year-old girl at his residence in Nayudupeta on Saturday.

The police registered a case against him on Sunday under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act based on the complaint lodged by the grandmother of the victim.

Nayudupeta CI V. Mallikarjuna Rao said the accused allegedly lured the girl into his house by offering her chocolates when she was playing there at around 10 a.m.

Noticing this, the grandmother went into his house and found that he was misbehaving with the girl.

She immediately alerted the neighbours and, with their support, rescued the girl.

Case against youth

In another incident on May 10, a 17-year-old sales girl at a petrol filling station near Nayudupeta was allegedly molested by a youth.

Based on her complaint, the police registered a case against Pawan, a native of Pellakuru mandal, under the POCSO Act.

The incident took place when the girl could not find a bus to reach her village after work. She called Pawan for help. He allegedly took her on his motorcycle into the forest area and committed the offence.