In yet another shocking case of girl trafficking and torture in Sundargarh district, a minor tribal girl was taken to New Delhi on the pretext of a good job about two years ago and later was sexually exploited there repeatedly and meted out inhuman torture. So much so that the victim girl turned a mentally-challenged!
The heartrending issue came to fore recently after the girl was brought home. The mentally challenged girl is now at short stay home Ashta at Sundargarh where she is receiving treatment for her mental illness.
Sources said the 15-year-old girl from lulkidih village under Talsara PS limits in Sundargarh was lured to Delhi by her cousin, a resident of Jharkhand about two years ago. She was assured of a good job and salary of Rs 10, 000 per month there. The poor girl who was staying with her parents and two brothers could hardly resist the temptation and went to national Capital. However, on reaching there, the youth of Jharkhand allegedly sold her off. Following this, the girl’s owner started meting out physical and mental torture to the innocent girl. She was raped repeatedly there. When she turned mentally-challenged, the agent who mediated in trading of the victim girl, informed the Jharkhand youth about the girl’s plight and told him to take her back. later, the youth went to Delhi and brought her to Jharkhand but only to dump her at her aunt’s house. The aunt informed her parents about the girl following which she was brought her to Sundargarh recently. After a day’s stay at her house, the victim girl fell ill and roamed around village. On a tip-off, Astha coordinator talked to Jayanti Ekka, president of Women Federation of Balishankara block, about the girl’s mental condition and urged her to bring her to Astha for her care and treatment. Thereafter Jayanti Ekka talked to the CDPO, Balishankara block and also to Programme Officer, Sundargarh. later, the girl was brought to the short stay home.
“Right now the victim girl is not in a position to give her statement. When she will be completely cured, we will talk to her and would know from her about her ordeal,” said Sundargarh SP R Prakash.