A 17-year-and-half-old neighbor in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district allegedly raped a five-year-old girl leaving her with severe injuries, including bite marks on her face and private parts.
The victim, who required 28 stitches, is currently fighting for her life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Kamala Raja Hospital in Gwalior. Doctors reported that her private parts were severely damaged, necessitating a complex reconstructive surgery.
17-yr-old rape accused to be tried as juvenile offender
The incident occurred on February 22 when the accused, reportedly intoxicated, lured the girl from her rooftop to a nearby abandoned house. There, he raped her and repeatedly slammed her head against a wall.
Hearing the children’s screams, the accused reportedly fled the scene, abandoning the victim in the deserted house. After a two-hour search, her parents found her lying in a pool of blood, severely injured and traumatized.
The girl was found unconscious, however, after regaining consciousness, she told her parents that he took her in his lap and did ‘terrible things’.
He is being treated as a juvenile offender, according to TOI report.
Victim’s family demand death penalty for accused
The victim’s family has demanded severe punishment for the accused, calling for him to be either hanged or “shot at the crossroads.” The case has sparked outrage, with members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, and local residents staging a protest at the Shivpuri Collectorate.
They also submitted a memorandum to the collector and superintendent of police, demanding the death penalty for the accused.
Doctors at Kamla Raja Hospital revealed that the girl was admitted in critical condition, with little hope for her survival. However, they managed to stabilize her after performing emergency surgery, which included placing 28 stitches on her private parts and conducting a colostomy due to internal trauma.
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