The police have lodged a case against six people, including the SHO and the girl’s aunt, after the incident came to light when the girl narrated her ordeal to members of a child helpline.
The police have lodged a case against six people, including the SHO and the girl’s aunt, after the incident came to light when the girl narrated her ordeal to members of a child helpline.
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A 13-YEAR-OLD Dalit rape survivor in Uttar Pradesh was allegedly raped again by the Station House Officer (SHO) of a police station in Lalitpur district where she had gone to file a complaint against four men for kidnapping and gangraping her last month.
The police have lodged a case against six people, including the SHO and the girl’s aunt, after the incident came to light when the girl narrated her ordeal to members of a child helpline. The SHO was suspended, following a complaint lodged by the girl’s mother on Tuesday, and arrested on Wednesday.
The case triggered heated reactions from the Opposition, with Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra saying in a series of tweets that reforms needed in law and order were being “suppressed in the noise of bulldozers” — a reference to the state government’s demolition drive against history sheeters.
The Samajwadi Party called for strict action against the guilty, and said that its chief Akhilesh Yadav visited the rape survivor’s family and “assured them of all help”.
Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports on the incident, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notices to the UP Chief Secretary and DGP calling for a report within four weeks.
The girl, who is a school student, is the daughter of a farmer and currently in the custody of the Childline Welfare Committee. “All six accused, including the SHO and the victim’s aunt, have been arrested. The SHO has been arrested from Prayagraj,” said ADG (Kanpur Zone) Bhanu Bhaskar. The four accused men and the aunt are neighbours of the victim.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/up-cop-who-sexually-assaulted-13-year-old-rape-survivor-arrested-7901657/