Rageshri Ganguly, TNN | Jan 8, 2012, 05.12AM IST
BHOPAL: In a complaint with the State Women's Commission (SWC), an eight-year-old girl told counsellors that she was repeatedly raped by her 13-year-old cousin, with her mother facilitating the act.
The SWC sought the intervention of the Child Rights Commission and child counsellors on Saturday.
The girl was brought in for counselling at Govindpura police station where child counsellors from Childline, an NGO working for children, had gone to talk to her at the behest of the SWC chairperson.
There, much to the horror of the counsellors, the girl recounted how she was repeatedly raped by her maternal uncle's son, aged 13.
Archana Sahay of the NGO said when the girl complained to her mother, she was told that it was "normal". She claimed her mother threatened to punish her if she uttered a word about the incident to anyone.
"The girl also said her mother would entertain unknown strangers and was involved in immoral activities herself," Sahay told TOI.
She said, "On Saturday, we went for a spot verification with the local police." The NGO would now send its report to the commission on Monday.
The woman in question, married for 10 years had come to the city in October with the younger daughter while the elder one stayed back in Vidisha with her father. The girl recounted to her father how she was repeatedly raped by her cousin during the trips to the city with her mother.
She was subsequently hospitalised for eight days with sexual injuries. Her father filed an FIR with the Govindpura police. A medical examination confirmed the act. The boy was arrested and later released on bail.
The SWC sought the intervention of the Child Rights Commission and child counsellors on Saturday.
The girl was brought in for counselling at Govindpura police station where child counsellors from Childline, an NGO working for children, had gone to talk to her at the behest of the SWC chairperson.
There, much to the horror of the counsellors, the girl recounted how she was repeatedly raped by her maternal uncle's son, aged 13.
Archana Sahay of the NGO said when the girl complained to her mother, she was told that it was "normal". She claimed her mother threatened to punish her if she uttered a word about the incident to anyone.
"The girl also said her mother would entertain unknown strangers and was involved in immoral activities herself," Sahay told TOI.
She said, "On Saturday, we went for a spot verification with the local police." The NGO would now send its report to the commission on Monday.
The woman in question, married for 10 years had come to the city in October with the younger daughter while the elder one stayed back in Vidisha with her father. The girl recounted to her father how she was repeatedly raped by her cousin during the trips to the city with her mother.
She was subsequently hospitalised for eight days with sexual injuries. Her father filed an FIR with the Govindpura police. A medical examination confirmed the act. The boy was arrested and later released on bail.
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