Hyderabad, Oct. 24 -- Seven people, including three minors, have been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in Siddipet district over the past few months, police said on Saturday, October 24.

Four adult accused were remanded in judicial custody by a court on Friday, October 23. The three minors were apprehended and sent to a state-run Children's Home for Boys.

"The girl was repeatedly sexually assaulted. Four of the accused were sent to judicial remand and three minors were sent to a juvenile home," Husnabad Assistant Commissioner of Police S Sadanandam told Siasat.com.

Maddur inspector MD Asif told the Press Trust of India (PTI) that the accused had befriended the girl. The incident took place in Maddur mandal ...