Minor girls who were ‘raped’ stop going to school, refuse compensation
Two minor girls in Andhra Pradesh have stopped attending school and refused government compensation following an alleged rape incident. Local authorities and activists are urging the family to accept support to ensure the victims' continued education and legal justice.
Why it matters
It underscores the challenges in providing rehabilitation and social support to victims of sexual violence in rural areas.
The two minor girls, who were allegedly raped by an autorickshaw driver and his friend in Krishna district, reportedly stopped going to school and their family members refused compensation from the government.
The eight-class girls ran away from the school hostel on the outskirts of Machilipatnam on August 6, 2026.
After they reached Koneru Centre in Machilipatnam, one of the girls called her parents from the mobile phone of a passer-by and requested them to send ₹100. Worried that how the girl had come out of the hostel during the night, the parents called the school principal who lodged a police complaint regrading missing of the two girls.
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