Minor girl sexually assaulted by relative

A six-year-old minor girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by her distant relative at Hayath Nagar on the outskirts of the city, police said here today.

A lorry driver, J Srinivas, allegedly committed the crime when the minor girl was watching television at his house in Hayath Nagar last afternoon, police said. 

The minor girl's parents were away when the incident occured, and upon their return noticed their child bleeding. After they enquired, they found that Srinivas had fled after committing the crime.

The parents lodged a case at Hayath Nagar police station and manhunt had been launched to nab Srinivas.