HIV-positive girl alleges rape, forced abortion at Maharashtra shelter; four arrested
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HIV-positive girl alleges rape, forced abortion at Maharashtra shelter; four arrested – Telegraph India
HIV-infected girl says she was raped over a period of two years at a children’s shelter in Maharashtra’s Latur district. She was allegedly forced to undergo an abortion when she got pregnant, 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.
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 here, the official said.
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“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 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 official added.
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.
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HIV-infected girl alleges rape, forced abortion at Latur children’s home; 6 booked
HIV-infected girl says she was raped over a period of two years at a children’s shelter in Maharashtra’s Latur district. She was allegedly forced to undergo an abortion when she got pregnant. Six persons have been booked, including the founder and superintendent of the institution, the employee who raped her and the doctor who performed the abortion procedure.
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 a home for HIV-infected children in Hasegaon here, 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 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 official added.
Six persons have been 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.
The process of transferring the case to Ausa police station, in whose jurisdiction the alleged incidents took place, is underway, the official said, adding no arrest has been made so far. PTI COR BNM
HIV-positive girl raped, forced into abortion at Latur shelter in Maharashtra; four arrested
HIV-positive minor girl complained of being raped over a period of two years at a children’s shelter in Maharashtra’s Latur district. She also alleged that she was forced to undergo an abortion when she became pregnant. 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.
According to the complaint filed by the girl at Dhoki police station in her native Dharashiv district, the assaults took place between July 13 2023 and July 23 this year at Sevalay, a shelter home for HIV-infected children located in Hasegaon, PTI reported, quoting an unnamed police official.
“As per her complaint, the child had been residing at the institution for the past two years. She was allegedly raped four times by an employee of the children’s home. He also threatened her not to disclose the ordeal to anyone. The institution’s management did not assist her and even tore up a letter she had written to officials, which she had placed in a complaint box,” the official added.
The girl later fell ill and was taken to hospital, where medical tests revealed she was four months pregnant. Following this, the accused arranged for a doctor to perform an abortion procedure without her consent, 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, under whose jurisdiction the alleged offences took place, four persons were arrested, said Latur Superintendent of Police Amol Tambe.
He identified the arrested people as Sevalay founder Ravi Bapatle, its superintendent Rachna Bapatle, and employees Amit Mahamuni and Pooja Waghmare.
With PTI inputs