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HYDERABAD: Wife of one of the four accused in Disha case is a minor, the child protection officials confirmed on Saturday. They said she is only 13 years and should be staying in a state home. Already, parents of Jollu Shiva and Jollu Naveen, two of the four accused in the case, had claimed that their sons, who were killed by police in an exchange of fire at Chatanpally, were minors.

A two-member team of Narayanpet district child protection office (DCPO) visited the residence of Ch Chennakesavulu, who was gunned down with three others in the encounter at Chatanpally on December 6, in Gudigandla, a village 45 km from Mahbubnagar, and spoke to his wife.

The DCPO team also visited the school where she studied up to class VII. The officials found that she was born in 2006 as per records and confirmed that she is a minor.

The DCPO members also spoke to Chennakesavulu’s family members and learnt that she got married to him at an early age and had been residing in his Gudigandla house. As she is an orphan, she had been living with the family of theaccused. he two officials asked the family members to appear before the child welfare committee next week.

(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)

