Neighbour rapes 12-year-old blind girl The writer has posted comments on this articleBy Alka PanseAlka Panse, TNN | Dec 14, 2012, 02.30 AM IST
NAGPUR: A 12-year-old visually impaired girl was allegedly raped by her young neighbour at the Servants quarters in Vayusena Nagar under the jurisdiction of Gittikhadan police station on Wednesday morning. Accused Ajay Telgote (20), a gardener in Vayusena Nagar, was arrested within some hours of the crime by the investigating officer, woman police sub-inspector Deepmala Bhende. Police said the victim identified the accused by his voice. According to the police, Telgote had gone to watch television at the victim's house when he committed the heinous crime. "Though they were neighbours, the victim would rarely speak to Telgote. Her parents said she would only step out of the house to attend her school," said Bhende. On Wednesday morning, the victim's mother was at home when Telgote came to watch television. The victim's parents work as labourers in Vayusena Nagar. Police said that the victim's mother left home around noon for her work. "Before leaving, she asked Telgote to go home since she wanted to lock the house, but he assured to lock the house after the serial ends," said Bhende. Finding himself alone with the girl, Telgote sexually assaulted her. Police said the victim screamed and tried to fight him but Telgote beat and gagged her. Before fleeing from the house, he even threatened the victim that he would kill her if she told anybody about the incident. Police said that the victim's 8-year-old mentally challenged younger brother was asleep in the same room when the incident took place. The victim's father has been out of town for the last two days. Police said the victim even suffered minor bruises while resisting him. The incident came to fore when the victim's mother returned home from work in the evening and found her daughter frightened. While asking her what happened, the mother found blood stains on her dress understood the matter. With the help of her neighbours, she reported the matter to senior officials at Vayusena Nagar, who approached Gittikhadan police. On confirming the medical reports, a rape case was registered. The girl's statement was recorded after she was declared fit by doctors. Later, a police team headed by Bhende was sent to Telgote's house to arrest him. THE TIMES OF INDIA Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Neighbour-rapes-12-year-old-blind-girl/articleshow/17605902.cms Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
