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| Horror: The five-year-old rape victim is covered by a sheet as she is transported to a specialist unit |
A five year old girl in India is fighting for her life after she was raped by a neighbour who held her captive for four days.
The five-year-old went missing from her home on Monday and was found on Thursday night by rescuers, alerted by her screams, in the home of a man who lives in the same building as the girl’s family.
The neighbour had kidnapped her while she was playing outside her home.And he had repeatedly raped the child, mutilated her genitals and tried to strangle her.
Doctors at Swami Dayanand hospital in Dehli said they found foreign objects inside the girl, including a 200ml bottle and parts of a broken candle.
She also suffered injuries and bruising to her chest, lips and cheeks.
Dr R.K. Bansal who examined the girl said it was ‘one of the worst cases’ he had ever seen, and that the next 48 hours will be crucial in determining her chances of survival.
‘She was scared and not fully conscious,’ he told Hindustani Times.
Doctors at Swami Dayanand hospital in Dehli said they found foreign objects inside the girl, including a 200ml bottle and parts of a broken candle.
She also suffered injuries and bruising to her chest, lips and cheeks.
Dr R.K. Bansal who examined the girl said it was ‘one of the worst cases’ he had ever seen, and that the next 48 hours will be crucial in determining her chances of survival.
‘She was scared and not fully conscious,’ he told Hindustani Times.
’Initially, she did not allow us to proceed with the examination as she was in tremendous pain.’
This is the third alleged rape of a minor this month in the Delhi area. Earlier this week a ten-year-old was allegedly raped on a bus after the driver, also in this case a neighbour, lured her away from her home.
Last week another girl, also aged ten, was allegedly raped by a neighbour and then locked in a cell by police after her family tried to report the crimes.
The case triggered protests outside Swami Dayanand hospital with masses condemning the acts of the accused and condemning the government for not providing better care and the police for not acting on the parent’s missing child report.
This is the third alleged rape of a minor this month in the Delhi area. Earlier this week a ten-year-old was allegedly raped on a bus after the driver, also in this case a neighbour, lured her away from her home.
Last week another girl, also aged ten, was allegedly raped by a neighbour and then locked in a cell by police after her family tried to report the crimes.
The case triggered protests outside Swami Dayanand hospital with masses condemning the acts of the accused and condemning the government for not providing better care and the police for not acting on the parent’s missing child report.
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