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New Delhi : The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of alleged rape of a 13 year old girl in Umaria city in Madhya Pradesh and has directed for issuing of notice to the Chief Secretary (CS) and the Director General of Police (DGP), Madhya Pradesh, calling for a detailed report in the matter.
As mentioned in the news report, the girl was abducted on January 4, 2021, from a market in Umaria city of Madhya Pradesh by a person known to her and later on she was taken to a secluded place and was subjected to rape by nine persons for two days. The girl was again abducted by one of the accused on January 11, 2021, and was taken to a desolate place where five people, including three accused in the previous incident and two unidentified truck drivers, allegedly subjected her to rape for two days.
The report also revealed that the victim was threatened with dire consequences due to which, she did not report the matter to police. The mother of the survivor lodged a police complaint on January 14,2021, following which seven of the accused have been arrested and the search of the remaining two is under way, according to an NHRC release.
The gruesome incident puts a question mark on law and order situation in the region. The perpetrators in this case have committed the heinous crime twice without any fear of law violating human rights of the victim. The Commission has opined that this is a case of violation of human rights of the victim and it is apparent that the law enforcing agencies who are expected to provide a safe environment to the citizen have failed in exercising their lawful duty, the NHRC has observed.
The Commission has called for a detailed report in the matter within 4 weeks. The report must include details regarding arrest of the remaining accused, counselling of the survivor as well as relief and rehabilitation provided or proposed to be provided to her by the State authorities.