13-yr-old raped near TTD vigilance office

TIRUMALA: A 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a security guard right behind the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Vigilance Office at the busy Lepakshi circle in Tirumala late on Friday night.The incident came to light early this morning after the girl was found coming out of the vigilance office crying and bleeding profusely. Murugan, a police constable, and locals rushed her to the Ashwani hospital where doctors confirmed that she had been raped brutally.Police and TTD Vigilance officials immediately took the girl back to the vigilance office to nab the accused, identified as Dilli Babu (41).A “fall in” as it is called is conducted every morning for the vigilance guards.The police hoped to catch him there but Dilli Babu had fled by then but the police finally nabbed him later. According to sources, Dilli Babu smuggled a bottle of liquor, while coming to duty, on Friday night. He assaulted the girl in an inebriated condition at the barracks behind the vigilance office. The girl is said to be from Kanchipuram.The TTD suspended the guard and ordered a probe.TTD executive officer IYR Krishna Rao also announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the girl.