Odisha: A shocking incident of gang-rape of a minor school-girl at gun-point by four persons in security uniform in a forest area in Odisha has come into light. In a complaint sent to the Odisha Human Rights Commission, Ganatantrik Adhikar Suraksha Sangathan (GASS) said: “It is a matter of great concern that on 10th October 2017, a minor girl aged about 14 years, a student of government run Sorisapada residential school for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe was allegedly gang-raped at gunpoint by a group of four persons in security uniform in a forest area near Lenjiguda village in Potangi Police Station limit under Koraput district. This inhuman and barbaric incident has appeared in all mass electronic as well as print media, which has shocked and annoyed the concerned citizens of the Society”.
The GASS noted that: [a]s per the media report, on 10th October 2017 a minor girl of Musaguda village, studying in class IX of the school mentioned above was on her way to home from Kunduli – where she had gone to get a passport size photograph required for academic purpose. It is alleged that near a forest area at Lenjiguda during day time four security personnel in uniform dragged her at gunpoint to a nearby field and forcibly gang-raped her and dumped inside the forest. On hearing her scream, a group of villagers who were passing by the roadside rescued her. The traumatised and seriously injured victim was shifted to the nearest community health centre and from there she was shifted to the District Head-Quarters Hospital, Koraput. It is also reported that the statement of the victim girl has been recorded by the local police.
“It is further a matter of concern that the complaint of such a heinous crime when reported to the nearest Potangi Police Station, the police not only refused to register a case, but also misbehaved brother of the victim”, said GASS.
The local villagers and Koraput MLA registered their protest against such a barbaric incident. In the meanwhile, the authorities of paramilitary forces deployed in the area for anti-naxal operation have denied involvement of their jawans in the incident, as per the source of the media.
“It is a matter to be noted that on 11th October, the whole world is observing International Day of the Girl Child, declared by the United Nation in which India is a signatory. It is a matter of shame that on the same day we find reports of gang-rape of a minor girl by the security forces”, GASS said in its statement.
GASS further said that the incident is prima-facie reveals a serious concern of human rights violations and more specifically right to life, liberty and dignity of the victim minor girl.
The villagers of Koraput blockade the NH 26 in protest against inactiveness of the police in arresting the personnel involved in the crime. Such blockade continued for 36 hours and finally lifted on October 11. On October 10 several human rights organisations and students front did protest on this incident in Bhubaneswar and outside Koraput.
As per information the complaint has been registered by the Commission number 4751/2017. The OHRC has reportedly passed an order asking for a report from Addl. DG of Police, Human Rights Protection Cell; SC and ST department within 7 days. The Commission also directed the Superintendent of District Head-quarter Hospital, Koraput to provide best health care to the victim and also directed him to place the report within seven days.
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