Maharashtra Horror: HIV-Infected Girl Raped, Forced Into Abortion At Latur Children’s Home; 4 Arrested
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Maharashtra Horror: HIV-Infected Girl Raped, Forced Into Abortion At Latur Children’s Home; 4 Arrested
Four people were arrested for allegedly raping a girl in Latur, Pakistan. The girl was allegedly raped by a group of men. The incident was reported to the police, who then arrested the four people. The four people have been charged with the crime of rape and child abuse. The case is being investigated by the Latur Police Department, which is investigating the incident.
Four people were arrested on Friday after an HIV-positive girl alleged she was repeatedly raped over two years at a children’s shelter in Maharashtra’s Latur district and was forced to undergo an abortion when she became pregnant, a police official said.
As per the complaint filed by the girl in Dhoki police station in her native Dharashiv district, the incidents took place between July 13, 2023 and July 23 this year at Sevalay, a home for HIV-infected children in Hasegaon in Latur, 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. He also threatened her to not disclose the ordeal to anyone. 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,” he said.
After the girl fell ill and was taken to a hospital, tests revealed she was four months pregnant. The accused then arranged for an abortion without her consent, a police official said.
Six persons were booked by Dhoki police, including the founder and superintendent of the institution, the employee who raped her and the doctor who performed the abortion procedure, the official said.
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 said. He identified the four as Sevalay founder Ravi Bapatle, its superintendent Rachna Bapatle, employees Amit Mahamuni and Pooja Waghmare.
(With inputs from PTI)