MUMBAI
The Std VII student from Saki Naka, who was being repeatedly raped since she was 10, finally registered a police case against her alleged abusers on Monday.
A 12-year-old, Std VII student from Saki Naka, who was being repeatedly raped since she was 10, finally registered a police case against her alleged abusers on Monday.
Among the accused is her cousin with whose family she had been living ever since her parents divorced in 2005. Some of the men named in her complaint are from the same locality; one is even a 71-year-old. Others are friends of her cousin and a few people who visited her aunt’s canteen.
In her complaint, the child says she was first raped by her cousin in 2008. She said, “I was studying in the mezzanine floor, when my cousin Dhawal Bapat, 21, came and thrust a knife at me. He then started forcing himself on me. She added, “When I resisted he said he would kill me if I did not cooperate.”
The child says Dhawal, who works with a dry fruit merchant in Navi Mumbai, continued to rape her whenever there was no one at home.
According to the complaint, one day, when the girl was going to school, Dhawal and his friend Raju Sharma, 22, forcibly took her to a lodge in Kurla where they raped her and filmed the act on their cell phones. This was, allegedly, later used by the duo to blackmail the girl into succumbing to their demands. Police suspect that the clip was spread to others, who threatened the girl and raped her.
Police have arrested four people - Jamuna Prasad Sharma, 71,
Jitendra Yadav, 25, Vinod Yadav, 27, and Premchand Panit, 35.
The other accused - Dhawal Bapat, 21, Raju Sharma, 22, Guru Sharma, 24, Vakil, 30 and Rajesh Sharma, 40, are absconding.
How the case came to light: The child’s aunt received a call two weeks ago from the girl’s uncle saying the child was being threatened and raped by several people. The shocked aunt immediately took the child their native Bhuj in Gujarat. But this did not stop her abusers. On March 18, Raju Sharma, called on the aunt’s cell phone and threatened the child. Senior police inspector Samadhan Dhanedhar of the Saki Naka police station said, “Raju said he would kill the aunt if the child did not return. That’s when the girl told her aunt and uncle about the abuse and they approached the Bhuj police.” The officer added, “The Bhuj police brought them to Mumbai and we registered a case against the accused.”
Neighbours speak: Residents of the chawl are shocked to learn about the abuse. One of the neighbours said, “A few days ago the child told us she was going to perform some puja at her native place. We had no idea about her ordeal.”
Another neighbour said, “I do not know why Jamuna Sharma has been arrested. He is a respected person in our locality. He has grandchildren. Charges against him are baseless.” Maya Singh, Sharma’s daughter said, “My father used to treat the girl like his granddaughter. I don’t know why she is framing my father in such a heinous crime.”
Watch: Australia star inquires Rishabh Pant about his next IPL team, gets 2-word reply
Shah Rukh Khan’s house Mannat was first offered to his industry rival…, but he refused because...
The Visionary Who Promises a Blue Sky for India: Holger Thorsten Schubart’s G20 Climate Speech
The Surge of High-End Living: Luxury Residential Market to Outpace Other Segments
FeFCon 2024 to be Held in Bangalore: A Premier Event on Fever Management
London Airport evacuates passengers over security threat, thousands stranded
The World’s First Innovative Iron Supplement to Combat Iron Deficiency and Anaemia
Meet grandmother who became fashion icon after trying on her granddaughter’s clothes
IND vs AUS: Rishabh Pant joins Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma in elite WTC list, becomes 3rd Indian to...
'All scripted drama...': Puneet Superstar allegedly assaulted by influencers in viral video, watch
Actress Ana de Armas caught kissing Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel’s son in viral photos
Oreshnik's Shadow: Will Russia's hypersonic missile force west to back down?
‘You’re So Beautiful’: World’s tallest woman meets world’s shortest woman over tea, pics go viral
Delhi-NCR Air Pollution: Consequences of GRAP-4 are drastic, may have adverse effects, says SC
Delhi-NCR Air Pollution: Schools likely to stay closed till..., check city-wise update
Maharashtra: 3 killed, 9 hospitalised after gas leak at fertiliser plant in Sangli
THIS farm is selling a cup of coffee for Rs 28000, but there's a twist, it is...
Chhattisgarh: 10 Maoists killed after encounter with security personnel in Sukma
Mukesh Ambani's SUPERHIT plan for Jio users, offers unlimited 5G access for 1 year for just Rs...
IND vs AUS 1st Test: KL Rahul's dismissal sparks DRS controversy in Perth Test
Dense fog, heavy rain predicted in these states till November 25; check here
Oreshnik Hypersonic Missile: Which nations are within its range?
Bihar teacher, principal reach school in drunken state; know what happened next
'I have faced a lot of...': Arjun Kapoor REVEALS his biggest fear amid break up with Malaika Arora
How millions of Indians may get affected due to US indictment of Gautam Adani in bribery case
Amid divorce rumours with Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan says 'missing someone is okay but...'
After Bibles, watches and sneakers, Donald Trump is now selling autographed guitars, price is...
Delhi pollution: Air quality improves to ‘very poor’ category, AQI at...
Vladimir Putin's BIG threat, warns he could strike UK with new ballistic missile if...
Shillong Teer Results TODAY November 22, 2024 Live Updates: Check winning numbers here
Somebody misbehaved with Alia Bhatt on Highway sets then Imtiaz Ali had to...
Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal reveals twist behind Rs 200000 job fee, closes application window
Days after Ratan Tata's demise, Tata Group's Rs 131000 crore company inks pact with ADB for...
WATCH: Woman makes Biryani with Parle-G biscuits, viral video fumes internet
Only train in India in which passengers can travel for FREE; check route, timings and more
'Justice for biryani': Parle-G biryani takes internet by storm, video goes viral
DNA TV Show: Why Gautam Adani charged with bribery and fraud in US
IND vs AUS: Records Virat Kohli can break during Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Diljit Dosanjh fans get angry over Ananya Panday's birthday post for her grandmother, here's why
Reddit suffers outage with ‘upstream connect error’ message, says 'currently investigating...'
Border-Gavaskar Trophy: How has Jasprit Bumrah fared in Tests in Australia?