Man arrested for sodomising street kids Sun May 27, 2007 3:41 PM IST144
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HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) - Police in Andhra Pradesh arrested a gay man for
sodomising 30 young boys and killing one -- most of whom were poor street
children, an officer said on Sunday.
Over a period of two years, construction worker Gundu Shiva used to entice
the boys with chocolates and video games in Vijayawada -- 265 km southeast
of Hyderabad.
He would then sodomise them and force them to indulge in other sexual acts
like oral sex, said police, adding that the children were often too scared
to tell anyone.
Shiva came under suspicion in February during a police investigation into
the murder of a boy in the city, Police Commissioner C.V. Anand said.
Police said Shiva had told them he was gay and is married with two children.
He was charged with murder and unnatural sex, which carries a sentence of at
least 10 years imprisonment.
In December, India was horrified after police discovered the remains of
around 20 people -- mostly children, who had been raped and murdered --
stuffed in drains in Noida.
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