Incidents of sexual assault on children shows no signs of coming down. In yet another such case, five men allegedly gang-raped a 14-year-old girl in a moving bus on Sunday, in Singrauli district of the State.
Singrauli SP Kalyan Chakravarthy while talking to the mediapersons said, “A case has been registered against five people. Four accused, including the bus driver, have been arrested. “The bus driver has been taken into custody. The other accused people will soon be arrested. We will continue to investigate the case.”
In a shocking reminiscence of Delhi’s Nirbhaya tragedy, a 14-year-old dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by five people inside a moving bus and then thrown out of the vehicle.
The bus driver was also involved in the monstrous act. The rear wheels of the bus missed the girl by inches as she lay bleeding and unconscious on a dirt road in Nalhatani village, 15km from the district headquarters.
A few villagers discovered the girl’s unconscious body hours after the incident and took her to the district hospital after informing the police. The victim narrated the ordeal to the police after gaining consciousness.
the victim was returning from her aunt’s village when she was offered a lift by the driver of a bus operated by Siddiqui Travels. This bus was hired by a local businessman for a wedding ceremony and it was heading towards the venue to pick up guests.
There were around five people inside the bus, including its driver and two cleaners. As soon as the girl boarded the bus, they began molesting her.
The girl screamed for help, but the windows were shut. The culprits stopped the bus near a desolate area and dragged the girl inside a forest. All of them took turns to rape her, police said, quoting the victim.
The victim told the police that they dragged her back into the bus after raping her and pushed her off the moving bus. The girl suffered serious head injuries.
Police said her medical examination report is awaited. Her parents were also informed about the incident. A case has been registered under different sections, including Protection Of Children Against Sexual Offences Act. One of the accused has been detained, police said. The incident took place at Nalhathani, which is about 15 km away from Waidhan town, the district headquarters of Singrauli.
The police said that the girl was undergoing treatment, hence, all the details about her and the circumstances leading to the incident, were not known yet. Town inspector, Waidhan police station, Ashish Singh, said that, “The girl’s statement is being recorded.” “The victim is being medically examined and we have begun investigation,” he said.