MOGA – An 11-year-old differently-abled Dalit girl was allegedly kidnapped from her house and gang-raped by two youths at Jhandewala village in the district on the intervening night of August 11 and August 12, the police said.
The victim’s father alleged two unidentified youths abducted his daughter from their house last night, when the family was asleep. The youths took the girl, who is deaf and dumb, to an unidentified location and gang-raped her. On her return, the girl communicated the news to her parents.
Kamaljit Singh, Station House Officer (SHO) said, “We are trying to identify the accused, but it is difficult since the girl is differently-abled.” A case under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 has been registered and investigations are on.
In another incident, a 15-year-old Dalit girl was kidnapped from her house and gang-raped by two youths on the intervening night of August 11 and August 12 at Madarpur village in Dharamkot sub-division of the district. The girl was allegedly kidnapped and sexually abused by Jasvir Singh alias Baggi of the same village and his friend Amarjit Singh of Daulewala village. A case has been registered. SHO Surjit Singh said the youths were still at large.
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Posted as head constable at the PAP headquarters in Jalandhar, Meena alleged that she had even submitted a written complaint against the duo to Gurdev Singh Sahota, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), a month before the Games, “but no action was taken”.
“While attending the selection camp at Patiala, both of them repeatedly made sexual advances towards me. When I refused to give in, they started passing casteist remarks. Fearing a threat to my dignity and even to my life, I faxed a written complaint to the ADGP’s office on June 4,” she said.
Meena claimed though an official was sent to investigate the matter, no action was taken.
“Instead, I was warned to stay quiet or else get ready to be dropped from the Commonwealth squad. I also complained to the Sports Authority of India (SAI), which assured me of my safety. It was only then that I agreed to go to Glasgow,” she said.
