15-year-old dalit girl ends life after ‘rape’

A 15-year-old dalit girl allegedly committed suicide in her house in Chitrakoot, in Bundelkhand region, on Tuesday morning, days after she was found bound and gagged in a plants nursery in the district, and the police did not act on the complaint of her mother, who had spotted three men leaving the spot where the girl was found.

After the death of the girl, police registered an FIR of rape, abetment to suicide, wrongful restraining and section 3/4 of POCSO Act.

Circle officer (CO), City, Rajnish Yadav said the family earlier did not give any complaint and had they done so, the police would have definitely acted.

However, the mother of the deceased said she went to the police chowki incharge of Sarraiya area and informed him about the condition in which the girl was found on October 8 and that she had seen three men leaving the site.

On Tuesday morning, the family had left for the field and the victim’s younger brother went to play at the neighbour’s house. On his return he found his sister hanging from her dupatta in the courtyard. He then ran and informed his parents.

The mother said the girl was depressed since October 8 when she had suddenly gone missing. When she searched for her, she found her in the nursery with her hands and legs tied and

mouth gagged. She also saw three men, who had their faces covered, leaving the nursery. “Apparently, they had lured her and indulged in wrong act,” she said in the FIR on Tuesday.

Some villagers have told the police that they had seen the three men consuming liquor close to the nursery. The mother told the police on Tuesday that she had informed the Sarraiya area chowki incharge bet he did not take any action.

Inspector general (IG) of police, Chitrakoot, K Satyanarayan said the chowki incharge has been suspended for dereliction of duty

“One person identified as Kishan has been taken into custody,” police said.

District magistrate Sheshmani Pandey met the family and assured them all possible help.

Police said the deceased’s post mortem had been conducted by a panel of four doctors, three of them women.