In another horrific incident of rape, two tribal girls in Andhra Pradesh were gang raped by eight men on Saturday. The incident took place in the Visakhapatnam district. The elderly from the village tried to hush up the crime by directing the culprits to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation to the victims.

The accused included a son of block elected representative and a head constable and their six friends, who are absconding, according to the Police.

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The two girls had gone for ‘jatra’, a local fair, with their two male friends.

As it was raining heavily, the girls along with the two youth had taken shelter in front of a closed shop. The accused reached there, chased away the male friends and raped the girls one after another.

The victims reached the village and informed their parents. Instead of lodging a complaint with police, their families approached the village elders in accordance with the traditions of the tribal community.

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The village elders summoned the youth on Sunday and directed them to pay Rs 50,000 compensation to the two victims. The girls refused to accept the same and compelled their parents to lodge a complaint with police on Monday.

Police in Chintapalli Mandal registered cases against the accused for rape and for committing atrocities on tribals.

Police sent the girls for medical examination and formed special teams to nab the accused.