DV victim Pratiyusha breaks bread with Telangana CM

life took a dramatic and pleasant turn for 19-year-old Pratiyusha, a victim of worst possible domestic violence, as she dined with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday. The Deputy Chief Minister, the Home Minister and several other officials were also there on the dining table sharing the meal as the girl, with scars of the torture by her step-mother and father ate her lunch and KCR prodded her to have some more food. The Chief Minister also asked her about her health condition and assured her his full support.

Pratyusha, whose heart rending tale of torture at home had hit the headlines after she was rescued by the police last month, was discharged from the Global Hospital on Wednesday. As per the direction, police first produced her before the High Court where the acting Chief Justice Dilip P Bhosale spoke to her for 25 minutes and inquired from her where she would like to go. later, on HC order, Pratyusha was driven to the official residence of the Chief Minister at Begumpet.

The Chief Minister, who had earlier visited Pratyusha at the hospital to enquire about her condition as the media splashed the shocking details of how her step-mother had disfigured her by throwing acid at her face and also tried to slow poison her to grab a flat registered in her name. The Chief Minister had invited her to come to his residence after discharge from the hospital.

“My family will take care of you. We will take care of your accommodation and education and we will also look for a suitable boy for you,” the Chief Minister had assured her in an extraordinary gesture urging her to start a new chapter in her life with confidence. “My daughter Kavita will be with you and police will provide you the security,” the Chief Minister told the girl who was in a bad psychological condition and deep depression following the inhuman torture for more than seven months.

During the investigation, it came to light that after the divorce of her parents, Pratyusha was living with her mother. Her father Ramesh who was earning a salary of `90,000 as the Junior Telecom Officer in Hyderabad had married Chamundeswari. After the death of her mother, Pratyusha was forced to move to her father’s place where she was subjected to physical torture. “They tried to kill me by forcing me to drink acid so that they can take over a flat registered in my name,” Pratyusha told the police.

Speaking on the occasion KCR announced `5 lakh relief for Pratiyusha and said that the Government will bear the expenditure of her education. KCR also gave her the personal phone number and said that she can come to his house any time she wants. The Chief Minister directed the deputy Chief Minister Kdiam Srihari and top civil and police officials to make necessary arrangements for Pratiyusha’s stay at a suitable hostel and provide her protection. 

later Pratiyusha was shifted to a Women’s Hostel in the city.