50-year-old man accused of raping two minor girls in Nizamabad

A 50-year-old man has been accused of raping two minor girls in Nizamabad district by luring them with chocolates, police said on Sunday.

Based on a complaint, the police said the accused took the girls, aged 7 and 8, to a secluded place at Yedapally four days ago and allegedly raped them.

The man is absconding, the police said adding that a case under sections of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been registered.