Hyderabad: 5-year-old girl raped by 15-year-old boy

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Hyderabad: A teenage boy today allegedly "raped" a 5-year-old girl, who stays in his neighbourhood at Moinabad here, police said. According to the complaint lodged by the girl's father, the 15-year-old boy, studying in class seventh, allegedly raped his daughter this afternoon after taking her into his house, Moinabad Police Station Inspector G Srinivas said. The girl told her father about the incident and also informed that the boy had last month committed similar offence, the inspector said based on the complaint. A case under relevant sections of IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act was lodged in this regard, he said, adding the boy has not been apprehended and a probe was on.