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Feb 13, 2013: Three-year-old critical after rape in Bhilwara

TNN | Feb 13, 2013, 03.24 AM IST
AJMER: A three-year-old girl belonging to a nomadic community is battling for life in a hospital after being raped by a youth in Bhilwaraon Monday night. The accused abducted the girl when she was sleeping with her mother in a tent. He had seriously injured the girl by chewing her lips and other parts of the body. She is admitted to Ajmer's JLN hospital in serious condition. The accused was later arrested. The incident created tension in Bhilwara with many demanding that he be hanged for the crime.

According to Sadar police in Bhilwara, a few gypsies had made a stop in Kotu Kota area and were living there in a group. "Last night when they were asleep in their tent, one Asaram (20), who resides nearby, came silently and picked up a three-and-a-half year old girl and took her to a nearby jungle. He brought the baby back and kept her silently in the same place," said Man Singh, assistant sub inspector.

When the child cried, family woke up and found her in a pool of blood, "Her lips were cut and there were scars of bite on her whole body," said Singh. The child was rushed to hospital from where she was referred to JLN hospital, where her condition is described as critical.

Meanwhile, police arrested Asaram after preliminary inquiry. "He admitted to his crime and we have arrested him," said Singh. Meanwhile, the incident created ripples in the area as groups of people came out on the streets demanding that the accused be hanged.
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