Due to her father having some tiff with his fellow villager, a minor girl of class VII and a promising athlete too, had to lose one of her feet as the maniac youth attacked the girl while she was in sleep and severed her left foot with a sharp edged weapon.
The incident occurred at village Vankumar under Karpawand thana of Bakawand block. According to police, the incident happened Sunday night when 15 years old Sonwari, a student of class 7 of Bakawand Kanya Ashram who had just come to her village to spend the vacation, was sleeping in her house by the side of her grandma Mitari. Her brother Santam and some of other boys of the neighbourhood Neelu, Anuj and Mohan were also sleeping in the same house.
Around mid night some unidentified person attacked Sonwari with sharp edged weapon in pitched darkness and severed her foot from near ankle.
After hearing the cries of Sonwari relatives awoke from their sleep but by that time the assailant had escaped. After administering treatment at local level the girl has been admitted to Maharani Hospital at Jagdalpur where she is undergoing treatment. According to sources, the girl is a very good athlete and seeing her excellence block level officers had reportedly given her the title of ’Udanpari’. After the tragic incident villagers are full of anger.
According to Karpawand TI Gopal Dhurve, after receiving complaint from the relatives of the girl the police have rounded up some suspects and after their interrogation it emerged that a youth of the same village Karan had some dispute with the father of the girl and probably the youth executed this heinous crime with a view to take revenge.
Police have got some vital evidences against the youth and further investigation was on. A case against the youth has been registered by the police under Section 326 of the IPC but the accused is still out of the reach of Police.
Meanwhile, administrative officials have announced help, both financial as well as medical, for the treatment of the girl. Assistant Commissioner Tarkeshwar Dewangan while announced financial help, Assistant collector Sarveshwar Bhure also assured further help in her treatment.