IT city Bengaluru once again woke up to the shocking incident of a five-year-old girl sexually assaulted in the wee hours of Saturday.
According to police, the girl was found lying unconscious with head injuries and a chopped finger at 2 am, just a few yards away from a group of make-shift sheds in Vyalikaval Society construction site in K G Halli in the outskirts of East Bengaluru, where the victim's parents worked and stayed.
Police said people, who saw the girl informed them and the night beat police patrol car Hoysala rached the spot and rushed the victim to Bowring and lady Curzon Hospital suspecting the head injuries could have been inflicted due to an accident.
The girl’s parents are construction labourers and natives of Chitradurga in Karnataka started searching for their child near their house and finally approached the police early morning. The girl was last seen going out of home to attend nature’s call at about 2 am by her mother who fell asleep assuming she had come back and slept.
KG Halli police have registered a case of rape, and several Sections under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. They have formed three teams and are on a hunt for the perpetrator, police said.
“Multispecialty treatments including Neurosurgery and Paediatric surgery will be provided to the victim. Sexual assault is confirmed and we have intimated the police and the patient’s parents of the same,” said Dr Manjunath of Bowring Hospital.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Bengaluru) Hemanth Nimbalkar said a case has been registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and investigations are on. He said three teams have been formed, including a technical team and a special team under the supervision of Ajay Hilory, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Bengaluru East).
Minister for Bengaluru Development and Town Planning KJ George who visited the girl at the hospital called it a “heinous crime” and said the incident shames the entire society.
He said she would be provided the best medical treatment possible and police would investigate and take action against the culprits at the earliest.