Manuguru (Kothagudem): The police arrested two youths for allegedly raping a 14-year-old mentally unsound girl here on Tuesday. A 14-year-old "mentally unstable" girl was allegedly raped by three people in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana and two of them were arrested Tuesday, police said. The accused, Degala Yashwanth (25) and Sitta Prashanth (24) of Manuguru, kidnapped the victim and took her to a secluded spot on a motorbike and abused her sexually late on Monday evening. Meanwhile, the girl's parents began searching for her and a passerby informed them that she was taken by someone on a bike. Later, the parents found the girl near the roadside bushes. After coming home, the girl complained of severe stomach pain. Suspecting that she was abused sexually, her father lodged a police complaint on Monday night.

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According to police, two accused were arrested during vehicle checks at Hanuman Temple area late on Tuesday. During interrogation, they confessed to their crime.  However, the police have registered a case under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Meanwhile, the search for the third accused is underway as he has been absconding since the incident happened.

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