In heartbreaking news, AIMIM party worker by the name of Shakeel Khan has been arrested by the police for raping a minor Dalit girl in Hyderabad’s Chaderghat area. According to the reports, the brutal crime was reported on May 6.
Reports say that Shakeel Khan is a member of Asaduddin Owaisi’s party All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in the Malakpet constituency area and is allegedly a resident of the Kamal Nagar area.
AIMIM party worker had allegedly tempted the minor Dalit girl, who lives in the same locality and had raped her. Shakeel Khan even threatened the girl to keep this as a secret and told her not to report this incident to anyone.
The 16-year-old girl shared her terrible experience to her guardians who had then approached the police to lodge a complaint against the culprit. The guardians have also presented the birth certificate and other important documents so as to prove that she is a minor.
The police took quick action and had arrested Shakeel Khan. The accused has been charged under the relevant sections of the POCSO, and SC/ST (PoA) Acts and was presented in court by the police.
M Ramesh, the DCP of East Zone in Hyderabad had shared the whereabouts of the arrest without naming Shakeel Khan.
The wrongdoer has been sent to judicial remand. As per the reports, he is a party worker in the Malakpet constituency area where he actively takes part in AIMIM activities.