<p class="title">A 55-year-old man, who allegedly sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl in Dachepalli village in this district on Wednesday night, committed suicide today, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister (Home) N China Rajappa said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The body of the man was found hanging from a tree near a temple at Daida village and local villagers identified him, Rajappa, who visited Dachepalli this afternoon to meet the kin of the girl in Guntur, announced.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rajappa said he received information that the body of an elderly man was found hanging from a tree and police was immediately sent to the spot.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He later confirmed to the media that the deceased was the accused, Annam Subbaiah, in the sexual assault case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier, there were reports that a body was found in river Krishna bordering Telangana and it could be that of the accused.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police deployed drone cameras to trace the body but to no avail.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier in the day, Rajappa and other ministers visited the Government General Hospital in Guntur where the girl is recovering.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They handed over a cheque for Rs 5 lakh as compensation from the state government to the girl's family.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Later, Rajappa told reporters that effective steps would be taken to prevent such heinous crimes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Subbaiah, a rickshaw-puller, lured the girl who stayed near his house and sexually assaulted her on Wednesday night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The incident caused a stir in Dachepalli as irate villagers blocked traffic on the Addanki-Narketpalli highway for several hours and a bandh was observed on Thursday demanding stern action against the accused.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Director General of Police M Malakondaiah visited the village this morning to take stock of the situation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The incident comes amid outrage over the Kathua incident in which an eight-year-old girl was allegedly held captive, tortured and raped before being killed. </p>
<p class="title">A 55-year-old man, who allegedly sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl in Dachepalli village in this district on Wednesday night, committed suicide today, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister (Home) N China Rajappa said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The body of the man was found hanging from a tree near a temple at Daida village and local villagers identified him, Rajappa, who visited Dachepalli this afternoon to meet the kin of the girl in Guntur, announced.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rajappa said he received information that the body of an elderly man was found hanging from a tree and police was immediately sent to the spot.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He later confirmed to the media that the deceased was the accused, Annam Subbaiah, in the sexual assault case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier, there were reports that a body was found in river Krishna bordering Telangana and it could be that of the accused.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police deployed drone cameras to trace the body but to no avail.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier in the day, Rajappa and other ministers visited the Government General Hospital in Guntur where the girl is recovering.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They handed over a cheque for Rs 5 lakh as compensation from the state government to the girl's family.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Later, Rajappa told reporters that effective steps would be taken to prevent such heinous crimes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Subbaiah, a rickshaw-puller, lured the girl who stayed near his house and sexually assaulted her on Wednesday night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The incident caused a stir in Dachepalli as irate villagers blocked traffic on the Addanki-Narketpalli highway for several hours and a bandh was observed on Thursday demanding stern action against the accused.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Director General of Police M Malakondaiah visited the village this morning to take stock of the situation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The incident comes amid outrage over the Kathua incident in which an eight-year-old girl was allegedly held captive, tortured and raped before being killed. </p>