Man accused in POCSO case murders six family members
Police in Rangareddy district, Telangana, said a man accused in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act case allegedly killed six people in retaliatory attacks before fleeing.
AI generated- Police said B. Rajkumar is accused of killing six people in two separate attacks in Shabad mandal, Telangana.
- Police said the accused had earlier been booked under sections 11 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for stalking and sexually harassing a minor girl.
- Police recovered the weapon, senior officers visited the sites, and a ₹2 lakh reward was announced for information leading to the accused’s arrest.
What happened
Police in Rangareddy district, Telangana, said a 35-year-old man, B. Rajkumar, is accused of stabbing to death six people in two separate attacks in Shabad mandal. Police said the killings allegedly happened late Friday night at two locations about six kilometres apart.
The victims named by police were the minor girl, her mother, her maternal grandmother, the accused’s wife Sarita, and the accused’s two children, aged four years and one-and-a-half years. Investigators believe the killings were retaliatory.
UPSC can use the case to test knowledge of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, safeguards for minors, and how criminal procedure balances liberty with preventive policing. The case also opens discussion on how police investigation, risk assessment, and victim protection can fail in serious sexual-offence cases.
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