Rightly put it In fact the silence maintained by community on such issues speaks volumes about its lopsighted approach towards getting justice and realizing rights.
On 2/16/15, Vamshi. G <gvamsh...@gmail.com> wrote: > On one hand, we talk about accessibility for screen readers, getting > rid of capchas on web site for booking tickets, provisions in air > travel, accessible voting, etc. How long and hard is it going to be > to find solutions for problems like these? Poverty and orphanage,, > and to add to it, feminineness and blindness. When, and how, state > and/or society will provide something to support? > > On 2/16/15, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Very painful; no support system at all >> http://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/mp-blind-girl-raped-at-shelter-home-in-satna-becomes-pregnant/article1-1315247.aspx >> A blind girl who was allegedly raped at a shelter home for women in >> Satna has become pregnant, police said on Monday. >> >> The police registered a case and started an investigation into the >> incident. >> >> The child line staff who saw the 19-year-old girl begging near a >> temple in Maihar on January 17 this year took her to the shelter home. >> >> When the girl complained of pain in her stomach on February 2, she was >> admitted to the district hospital where her pregnancy test was found >> positive. >> >> The hospital authorities then informed the Kotwali police station who >> recorded her statement. >> >> Though the girl claimed that she was raped by someone at the shelter >> home, she could not remember the date, police said. >> >> The sonography test of the girl indicated that she was not pregnant, >> police added. >> >> However, the report of medical test to ascertain whether girl was >> raped is still awaited, police said. >> >> Superintendent of police (SP) Satna Irsad Wali said a case of rape was >> registered and an investigation was on. >> >> "Though the medical reports show that the girl is not pregnant, a case >> has been registered on the basis of her statement. If it requires, >> medical tests will be conducted again," he told HT over phone. >> >> However, in-charge of the department of women empowerment refused the >> girl's allegation, saying three persons claiming themselves to be >> members of child line came to the shelter home and left the girl >> there. >> >> "Our staff asked them to get all medical tests of the girl done but >> they did not do it. We repeatedly approached the child line staff and >> asked them to provide us requisite documents like medical certificate >> and others so that we could properly admit girl in shelter home, but >> they did not do anything. I am sure that she was not raped by anyone >> at the shelter home," she added. >> >> In-charge of child line could not be contacted for comments. >> >> The police said the girl was begging at a temple along with a woman. >> >> As the parents of the girl have died, she has no one to take care of her. >> >> She told the police that after the death of her father about four >> months ago, she reached Maihar by mistake and came into contact with >> the woman and started begging with her. >> >> -- >> Avinash Shahi >> Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> Disclaimer: >> 1. 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Vamshi > Mobile: +91 9949349497 > Skype: gvamshi81 > > www.retinaindia.org > From darkness unto light > > > > 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 > > > 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.. > -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU 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 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. 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