A rape surviour, who is only 12 years old refuses to take home her baby. While feeding the baby she told that she can’t bear seeing that child because it reminds her of the horrific incident which she is unable to erase from her mind. The accused, culprit who was her neighbour is behind bars
The girl will be discharged from the hospital on Monday.
Her family members said that the accused, a 25-year-old neighbour, who lived in a rented room in Suggamau area of Indiranagar, raped her when she returned after filling water from a hand pump. The accused is behind bars and his trial is yet to begin.
On Sunday, Rani (name changed) lay sleeping on one side of the bed in the emergency women’s wing of the hospital, with her back towards the baby.
“I don’t want the boy. I don’t want to keep him,” muttered Rani.
The survivor’s mother said, “We are poor people. We cannot keep the baby as it is difficult to face the social stigma.” “The boy is healthy, weighs 2.3 kg and was born through normal delivery at 6.58pm on Saturday. Like all patients, the girl is under 48-hour hospital observation and will be discharged on Monday,” said medical superintendent Dr. Sarita Saxena.
Rani was raped earlier in the year but her family came to know about it in August when her advanced stage of pregnancy was detected. Until then, the girl had not informed her family due to threats from the accused. An FIR was lodged at the Indiranagar police station but abortion was no longer an option.
“The accused was arrested on August 26 and charges were framed against him on October 5 for rape, causing hurt and under Prevention of Children Against Sexual Offences Act (POCSO),” said Mukul Verma, station officer of Indiranagar police station. Rani’s father is no more while her mother is illiterate. The only earning member of the family is the eldest brother who works as a labourer.
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