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Monday, July 20, 2009

Blind Father Gets Justice for 7-year-old Daughter's Rape

" .. 7-year old daughter at his sister Sheetal’s (Aatya) house at Bori-Arab village in Yavatmal (Maharsatra). As the mother and the father of the children were away for earning their livelihood, the elder brother of Sheetal’s husband, Uttam Dani, raped this 7-year-old girl, in April 2005.

The poor girl reported this incident to her guardian Sheetal but her aunt burnt the little girl with a hot frying pan. When the mother came to meet their children back, the girl told her about the rape by her aunt’s relative. Since then the poor man, who lives in Hyderabad was struggling with the legal process. When the medical report of the girl went missing, he had to approach the Human Rights Commission, Hyderabad. The blind father, against all odds, fought the case in the court. Finally, on April 16, 2009, the court has found the accused, Uttam Dani, guilty and sentenced him to five years of rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs 1000/-
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1 comment:

  1. What I find most horrific is that this man gets just 5 years and a fine of Rs 1000 which is NOTHING! While the child is left to deal with this for the rest of her life.

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