Hyderabad, July 07: A U.S. citizen was robbed and raped at knife point at her rented house in the upmarket Banjara Hills locality in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.
The 25-year-old woman is being treated at a nearby corporate hospital.
The U.S. citizen works for a non-profit charitable organisation and lives alone in the penthouse of an independent house on Road No 11 of Banjara Hills.
Police said the rapist broke into her home around 4 a.m. and raped her at the knife point. He had also taken away money to the tune of Rs. 5 lakh. The penthouse has a separate staircase and there was no watchman for the building.
Police have launched a manhunt for the accused, based on the description given by the woman.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr. A.K. Khan visited the house and is personally monitoring the investigation.
——–Agencies