Hyderabad, May 15 -- The Pet Basheerabad police on Friday, May 15, registered a case against social media handlers circulating photos, videos and other identifying details of the girl allegedly sexually assaulted by Bandi Bageerath.

The case was filed under sections 74 (disclosure of a juvenile's identity involved in legal proceedings) of the Juvenile Justice Act, section 72 (1) (disclosure of the identity of victims of sexual offences) and section 23 (disclosure of a child victim's identity) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, based on a complaint by the Chairperson of the Medchal Malkajgiri Child Welfare Committee.

The police have also appealed to the public against circulating such content, saying that rev...