HEINOUS: 16-year-old Minor Gang-raped Near Bijanbari

Bijanbari police have arrested four local youths Lakhu Subba, Wangdi Tamang, Kamal Mothay and Bigesh Mothay all in their early 30’s, on charges of raping a 16-year-old minor.

Police have informed the press that preliminary investigation suggests that a 16-year-old was “gang-raped” near her residence on Saturday.

According to sources, the young girl has speaking disabilities, and police are currently investigating if the victim had been repeatedly raped over a period of time. Police also suspect that more people may have been involved in raping her.

“Medical report of the victim suggests gang rape. Investigations are on and the four accused have been sent to judicial custody for 14 days’ by a special POCSO court in Darjeeling,” said Pranay Rai, the public prosecutor.

All the accused have been arrested under Section 6 (punishment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the POCSO Act and remanded to judicial custody.

We are saddened by the outrageous incident and we hope we one day achieve our dream of a safe and secure society for women. Our hills have always held a reputation for being a safe place for women, though such incidents have always been happening under the blanket. Lets have no place or sympathy in our place for rapists and molesters.

We also hope that the child recovers soon and that proper justice is served to her.

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Also, we are astounded by the inherent racism displayed by some of our people while decrying a migrant from Bihar following our report on a baby girl being raped yesterday. We hope all of thoe who were hurling racist abuses yesterday – will equally outrage over this incident too.