A minor Dalit girl from Uttar Pradesh’s Pilbhit was gang-raped in Rajasthan’s Sikar. The 17 year old was lured to travel to the state after being promised marriage.
The accused reportedly took the victim to a temple in Sikar after he promised to marry her. The accused, according to a report by Times of India, are from Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly.
They reportedly tried to blackmail the girl by making a video of the incident.
The victim had gotten to know the accused over Instagram where they had spoken and consequently become friends. There onward, the accused tried to get her to elope with him for marriage. She left her home one day taking jewellery and 18000 rupees in cash with her. She was met with two of his friends at the bus stand, and after that they all travelled together to Rajasthan. According to her, she was repeatedly assaulted and raped in a rented room after she reached Rajasthan.
The incident had taken place on December 31st, however, an FIR (First Information Report) was filed on March 1st. SHO Ajay Kumar stated on March 2 that the accused will be soon arrested.
Similarly, in Patna, two minor Mahadalit girls were raped in Bihar’s Patna. One of them, an eight year old, succumbed to her injuries and died. The accused have been arrested. The families had told the police that both of the girls had gone out together to gather cow dung cakes one day but soon failed to return home. In January, a family member of one of the victims stated that one of the minors’ bodies was discovered by locals the following day after which the police investigation started.
According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) there has been a rise in the number of reported incidents of rape against Dalit women. There was a surge of about 45 percent in reported cases of rapes from 2015 to 2020. Furthermore, the records show that on an average about 10 incidents of rape against Dalit women and girls are reported daily in India. What is even more disconcerting is that, as per the reports by human rights organisations, the cases that are reported represent only a small number of the true number of incidents occurring.
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