Hyderabad, Nov 4: In another shocking case of sexual assault, a father-son duo was arrested on Friday for raping two minor twin girls in Hyderabad. The identical twin girls were raped for months by their neighbours with support from girls’ mother for the past one year, TOI reported. Charge of trafficking was registered considering the involvement of a victims’ family member, who allowed the abuse to happen for money. Also Read - Smart City Index 2020: Indian Cities Drop in Global Smart City Index; Singapore On Top

The accused man was identified as Jaffar, 40 who with his minor 16-year old son was involved in the rape case. Jaffar and the family member were taken into custody by the Police, while his son was shifted to a children’s home to be produced before a juvenile court. A family member of the victims also helped the duo in the offence, a police officer from Mailardevpally Police Station said, quoting from a complaint. Also Read - Hyderabad Doctors Perform India's First Double Lung Transplant on Covid-19 Patient

The incident came into limelight when one of the two twin sisters, unable to bear the torture, shared her grief with her teacher. The teacher then reported the incident to an NGO that worked for child rights. As per reports by PTI, a case was registered under relevant sections of IPC and Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, police said. The police officer said they are investigating the matter, but no arrest has been made till now. Also Read - Unlock 4: Hyderabad Metro to Resume Operations From September 7 in Graded Manner | Read Here Complete Guidelines

As per reports, the twins originally hailed from Nepal but settled in Hyderabad as their father working as a clerk in a private company. “It is a case of rape and both the sisters were victimized and accordingly a case has been registered under 376 (Rape), 370 (trafficking of persons) of IPC and Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act,” said DCP Padmaja was quoted by TOI. “We are still talking to the victims. Since they are very young, they are unable to express how they were victimised and for how long they were subjected to such torture,” police said.

As per reports, the number of assaults in Hyderabad’s Mailardevpally and has taken the state by shock with such kind of brutal incidences. As the teachers reported the issue to the NGO, the NGO in no time took up the issue with the deputy commissioner of police (Shamshabad) PV Padmaja. The police took up the case and began the investigations.

On Thursday, 11 people were arrested for allegedly raping 12 minor girls who were studying in Ninabhau Pokre Ashram School in Hivarkheda in Maharashtra. These minor girls were studying in a private boarding school named Ninabhau Pokre Ashram School in Hivarkheda have been allegedly raped by their teachers and headmaster.