Two members of the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday met the minor gang-rape victim of Pipili, who is now undergoing treatment at the mental healthcare centre of the SCB Medical College Hospital here.
Speaking to newsmen after discussing with the treating doctors, the NCW members emphasised that they would make tough recommendations to the Commission for taking stringent action against the accused as well as those who are responsible for the agony and plight of the victim.
“We are now enquiring into the legal aspects of the case after collecting several documentary evidences,” said NCW member Hemalata Khedia. She was accompanied by another member of the Commission Manasi Pradhan.
Pradhan said the poor Dalit girl had to undergo a lot of ordeal and she needs proper treatment and counselling to overcome them and come to terms.
It may be mentioned here that the minor girl from Kamalasagar Patna of Pipili was found lying near a pond on April 28 this year. The police had traced the girl after a missing case was reported.
After she was handed over to her family by the police, it was revealed that the girl had conceived and fearing reprimand from parents, she had attempted to run away from home. She was referred to the Cuttack Hospital for treatment from the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar.
Police investigations revealed that the girl was impregnated after she was gang-raped by one of her acquaintances and his friends. In the meantime police have arrested key accused Kartika Behera (25) and Chhabi Behera (27) from nearby Hatasahi village of the area in this connection and are on the lookout of another absconding accused Sangram Behera.