BHOPAL: A six-year-old blind girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour MP’s in Shivpuri district on Thursday morning. The survivor, who has other physical disabilities also, has been hospitalised for her injuries. The accused is on the run.
Her parents are daily wage labourers, who migrated to Shivpuri around six months ago. On Thursday, after returning from work, they were shocked to find the child bleeding and unconscious.They took her to hospital, where doctors informed police and a case was registered under Pocso Act.
The child’s mother told police that she cannot see but can hear very well. When she regained consciousness in hospital, she narrated her ordeal to police and her parents through gestures, and indicated that the rapist was a neighbour.
She said that he barged into the hut soon after her parents left for the farm to sprinkle pesticide on the crops, and forced himself on her. After taking down her statement, police went to the suspect’s house but he was gone. Search parties have set out to track him down.
Her parents are daily wage labourers, who migrated to Shivpuri around six months ago. On Thursday, after returning from work, they were shocked to find the child bleeding and unconscious.They took her to hospital, where doctors informed police and a case was registered under Pocso Act.
The child’s mother told police that she cannot see but can hear very well. When she regained consciousness in hospital, she narrated her ordeal to police and her parents through gestures, and indicated that the rapist was a neighbour.
She said that he barged into the hut soon after her parents left for the farm to sprinkle pesticide on the crops, and forced himself on her. After taking down her statement, police went to the suspect’s house but he was gone. Search parties have set out to track him down.
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