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Two women among five persons arrested for raping, impregnating minor Dalit girl

  • Police have arrested five persons, including two women, in a rape case
  • The case is that a minor Dalit girl was raped for two years and impregnated 
  • The incident came to light during a counselling given by Childline officials
Five arrested raping impregnating minor Dalit girl

Kerala police arrested five persons, including her lover and two women, in a case related to raping and impregnating a minor Dalit girl in Kerala. The accused were abusing her for two years and is now pregnant. 

The arrested include her boy friend Vishnu Sagar, neighbours Sreekala, Shynisha, Sadasivan, a native of Maranalloor and Sumesh from Vellanadu. 

The incident came to light after the mother of the girl filed a police complaint. As per her complaint, Vishnu Sagar took the girl to various places and sexually abused her. He also tried to get rid of the girl after she became pregnant, the complaint says. 

On finding some mismatch in the complaint, Nedumangad DySP ordered a detailed probe into the matter. They also contacted Childline members who gave a counselling to the girl. It was during the counselling that the girl revealed about the incident. 

One of the accused, Sreekala, was very close to the girl's family. Two years ago, she took the girl to different places where the minor was sexually abused. 

After some time, she handed over the girl to her friend Shynisha. It was Sadasivan, an auto driver, who helped the women to take the girl to different places. 

More persons are involved in the crime, and they are expected to land in police net soon, the officials said. 
 

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