Govt staffer booked for abusing minor in Tirupati district

Tirupati: Police booked a middle-aged man working at the local Grama Sachivalayam under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act at Nayudupeta in Tirupati district.According to the Nayudupeta police, the accused, identified as Vijaya Ramaiah, worked at the Grama Sachivalayam in the Bharat Nagar locality at Nayudupeta. Police said he entered into an extramarital relationship with a woman who lived alone locally with her minor daughter.During the course of time, the accused captured photos and videos of the minor girl when she was in the bathroom. He then trapped the minor girl and sexually abused her by blackmailing her, police said.The victim, who couldn’t bear the repeated sexual abuse, disclosed her trauma to her mother. Her mother formally lodged a complaint at the local police station.Nayudupeta CI Venkateswarulu told reporters that the victim was subjected to medical examination and the accused was booked under the provisions of the Pocso Act.