Man arrested for allegedly raping 82-year-old woman in A.P.’s Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram police have arrested a 55-year-old man, Sheela Prasad Reddy, for the alleged rape of an 82-year-old woman near the city's outskirts on August 28, 2026. Deputy Superintendent of Police P.V.V. Narasimha Rao stated that the accused has been handed over to a jail in Vizianagaram. The elderly woman, who earned a living through begging in and around Kothagaraham, Gajularega, and other locations, was allegedly raped by the accused.
Vizianagaram Superintendent of Police A.R. Damodar has formed special teams to investigate and arrest the accused. Mr. Sheela Prasad Reddy, who is originally from Gajuwaka in the Visakhapatnam district, used to collect scrap near the Vizianagaram railway station and other places. The police obtained CCTV footage and other evidence leading to his arrest.
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