In a virtual re-run of the infamous Park Street rape case 20 months back, a minor girl was allegedly sexually assaulted inside a taxi in an upscale area of the city, Indian police officials said on Tuesday.
The 13-year-old girl, whose family lives on a pavement, was alleged to have been dragged inside the cab and raped on Sunday night in the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road – close to Park Street.
One person has been arrested in connection with the incident, while a manhunt was on to nab the taxi driver and an accomplice.
In February 2012, an Anglo-Indian woman was allegedly raped by a group of youths who befriended her in a night club in the area. The sensational crime shocked the city, the case continues to be heard in court, but the prime suspect remain to be at large.
India: 13-year-old raped in taxi
