its really unpardonable and as we are a class of educated indian citizens, we should do our bit to at least protect the human rights of our fellow disabled citizens in such a way that no such horrible act can occur again in any form. some how there should be an end to this evil.
On 6/5/14, avinash shahi <[email protected]> wrote: > TNN | Jun 5, 2014, 09.19 AM > Kanika Sharma|: > Bhopal: Social activists have lodged a fresh complaint with National > Human Rights Commission and National Women Commission (NWC) over > police bid to hush up alleged gang-rape of disabled minor girl in > Chhindwara district. The 15-year-old tribal was allegedly gang-raped > on April 13. > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Police-bid-to-hush-up-disabled-minors-gang-rape-Activists/articleshow/36091758.cms > "An unknown person, who came on a motorbike, dropped her home. Her > clothes were different. She pointed to her private parts and started > crying," said her mother in the FIR registered on April 15. > > "The survivor is not as disabled as police are trying to portray. She > was raped by four people. Police are going by medical report which > said she had 'old tear' (of hymen)," said Aradhana Bhargava, senior > lawyer in the district. > > While doctors allegedly subjected the survivor to outlawed two-finger > test, police also violated the law by asking her to visit the police > station for recording statements. "She is a minor and as per rules > police should have gone to her house," the lawyer said. > > There was no evidence of an attempt at forceful intercourse, police said. > > Chhindwara SP P Sharma denied allegations and said the family was not > cooperating in investigations. "She is a disabled girl and is not able > to identify the accused," he told Times of India. Chindwara-based > social activist Kanika Sharma said, "Even after more than one and half > months since the incident neither justice nor any kind of help has > reached the survivor. There could not have been a worse mockery of her > disability." > > "It was her mother, who realized that she was raped after seeing her > changed clothes and physical condition. Even after two weeks of FIR, > the survivor's statement was not taken. The police kept waiting for > experts to come," said Kanika, who had decided to take the matter to a > logical conclusion. > > When sign language experts came on April 28 and statements were to be > recorded in front of the judge, mother claimed question asked in the > court scared her daughter. > -- > Avinash Shahi > M.Phil Research Scholar > Centre for The Study of Law and Governance > Jawaharlal Nehru University > New Delhi India > > > > 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/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > 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 > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > 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/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
