Differently-abled teen gang-raped in MP; two held

REWA (MP): A 14-year-old differently abled girl was allegedly gang-raped by two people, including a minor, in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district, police officials familiar with the matter said. According to police officials, the accused waylaid the hearing and speech-impaired girl when she was going to her home in the district’s Baikunthpur town on Tuesday night. “The accused stopped her and forcibly took her to a deserted house where they raped her,” Rewa district’s superintendent of police (SP) Abid Khan said.

He added that two accused have been held and booked under the Indian Penal Code’s Section 376-D (gang-rape) and the relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.

A sign language interpreter has been communicating with the girl to know about the details of the assault, Khan added.

MADURAI: ‘Jallikattu,’the annual bull taming event held in parts of Tamil Nadu, took off to a colourful start on Wednesday on the occasion of Pongal, in which over 700 bulls and 750 participants took part.

An official said 62 men were injured, including 34 participants and 28 spectators, of whom eight were referred to the Government Rajaji Hospital. No bull was injured, he added.

Medical examination of both the men and animals decided their participation, he said.

The Jallikattu at Avaniapuram marks the start of the once a year bull-taming sport in many rural and semi-urban regions of Tamil Nadu. Similar events will be held at Palamedu on Thursday and in Alanganallur Friday.

If the participant manage to hang on over the hump of the bull for a distance, he is declared a winner and if not, the animal emerges the victor.

In each round, about 60 to 70 participants with colour coded T-shirts and shorts took part.

The event was held under the supervision of a panel, led by a retired judge.

THE ACCUSED WAYLAID THE HEARING AND SPEECH-IMPAIRED GIRL WHEN SHE WAS GOING TO HER HOME ON TUESDAY NIGHT