INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
an 11-year-old girl for weeks, were dragged out of their homes by a mob, stripped and thrashed until at least one of them dropped to the
ground bleeding, late last night in Andhra Pradesh
The boys were rescued by the police.The boys, from class 6 to 11, were allegedly addicted to porn on their mobile phones, which had
unlimited internet access
They are said to have sexually assaulted the girl in their neighbourhood in Punganuru in Chittoor district for two months and threatened
her, to keep her from telling anyone.The girl told her mother, who confided in her brother and other community elders
The family complained to the police but allegedly, no action was taken.On Wednesday, a large group picked up the five boys and beat them
up.Just last week, a mob attacked a police station at Old Guntur in Andhra Pradesh after a 10-year-old girl was allegedly molested
According to reports, police lathicharged to disperse the mob and a few policemen were injured in the clashes.The police say the boys
accessed porn using two mobile phones.Police officer T Sainath told TheIndianSubcontinent that cases have been registered under the
stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO), and under laws on rape."The boys were in the habit of watching pornography on
the phone and that may have influenced them to commit the crime,'' the investigating officer said.The boys will be presented before a
juvenile court in Tirupati.Chittoor is the home district of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu who had, after the Guntur
incident, had said that the accused should be publicly hanged
Mr Naidu words were criticized by activists who accused him of endorsing vigilante justice.
