Kerala: Minor rape survivor reveals she was sexually abused by 44 men
By Devanshi Thakkar
The minor girl was first raped in 2016, when she was 13. A case under the Pocso Act was filed and the girl was moved to a shelter home in the district. She was allowed to go home in 2017, but soon she filed a complaint accusing a neighbour of sexual assault.
According to Mohammed Haneefa, Circle Inspector of Police, the girl was missing for sometime after she was released from Child Home and was traced from Palakkad in December last and brought to the Nirbhaya centre.
During counselling sessions, she informed the Nirbhaya authorities about the series of sexual abuses and molestation she had been exposed to. Almost all the accused, who were charged with various crimes, including sexual abuse, have been arrested and remanded to judicial custody, the police officer was quoted.
The authorities at the centre allowed her to go home to live with her mother and brother during the lockdown early last year, the officials said. The girl went missing after her release from the centre and was traced to Palakkad in December last year, investigating officer Mohammad Haneefa said. Authorities at the child shelter home said that they track survivors after their release but could not conduct proper follow-ups with the girl amid Covid-19 restrictions.