HIV-Infected Girl Raped, Forced To Abort At Children's Home In Maharashtra
An HIV-infected minor was allegedly raped for two years at Sevalay shelter in Maharashtra's Latur. She was forced to abort when pregnant. Six were booked, four arrested.
In a shocking incident, an HIV-infected minor was allegedly raped for two years at a children's shelter in Maharashtra's Latur district and was later forced to undergo an abortion when she became pregnant.
In her complaint filed at Dhoki police station in her native Dharashiv district, the 16-year-old victim claimed that she was raped at least four times by an employee between July 13, 2023 and July 23 this year at Sevalay, a home for HIV-infected children in Hasegaon, news agency PTI reported.
After she fell ill, she was taken to a hospital where tests revealed she was four months pregnant, following which the accused got a doctor to perform an abortion procedure without her consent, the news agency reported citing an official.
The victim further claimed that she was threatened to not disclose the ordeal to anyone.
The girl also wrote a letter to officials and dropped it into a complaint box. The institution's management, however, did not help her and tore up the letter, the official said.
'As per her complaint, the child was at the institution for the past two years. She was allegedly raped by an employee of the children's home four times. The institution's management did not help her and even tore up a letter she had marked for officials and had dropped into a complaint box," the official said.
Based on the complaint, six people were booked by Dhoki police, including the founder and superintendent of the shelter, the employee who allegedly raped her, and the doctor who carried out the abortion procedure.
After the case was transferred to Ausa police station, in whose jurisdiction the alleged incidents took place, four persons were arrested, Latur Superintendent of Police Amol Tambe told the news agency.
He identified the four as Sevalay founder Ravi Bapatle, its superintendent Rachna Bapatle, employees Amit Mahamuni and Pooja Waghmare.
(With inputs from PTI)
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