MALDA: A national champion, hailed as a 'pride of Bengal' , was kidnapped by an autorickshaw driver, who took advantage of her speech and hearing disability to lock her up in a room and rape her all of Sunday night. The victim escaped at dawn and wandered about in a state of shock before a policeman handed her a pen and paper to write down her ordeal. She is the reigning champion in 200-metres sprint and has won several medals for the state in disabled athletics. She was also feted as a role model for the state by the governor last year. It is yet another shameful incident for Bengal after the Park Street rape and the rape of a homemaker by aKolkata taxi driver.
Unable to scream for help, the 25-year-old was helpless as the auto driver drove her to a mango orchard instead of taking her to her home and allegedly raped her there. He then dragged her to his home and raped her repeatedly through the night. The prime suspect, Ranjit Das, was arrested within hours and is now in jail custody.
Police say the girl took an auto from Raiganj to her village, Islampore, around 14km away, on Sunday afternoon. On arriving there, she found she did not have the change to pay the fare. Unable to explain herself clearly , she could not get out of a quarrel with the auto-driver . Ranjit, who was hanging around the auto stand, realized the girl's disabilities and posed as her saviour . He sorted out the dispute and offered to drop her home, but took her to his village, Baruipur , instead.
The victim is the reigning champion in 200-metre sprint at the national games for the disabled and has won several medals for the state She was feted as a "role model for the state" by the governor last year Her attacker exploited her disabilities to drag her to his village and rape her through the night
She broke out of his clutches at dawn and wandered aimlessly for hours before some neighbours spotted her. She looked traumatized but could not explain why she was in that state. Thankfully, someone called police. When Hemtabad OC Abhijit Dutta realized that it was the champion athlete, he personally rushed to her and escorted her to the police station . She wrote down details of the incident. "Based on her written complaint we raided Ranjit's house and arrested him. The victim was sent to Raiganj hospital for medical tests, which have corroborated her statement," Dutta said. Ranjit was produced in court on Tuesday and remanded in jail.
Last year, the athlete was honoured by the state government as a 'role model' . "She is our pride. We will do everything we can to help her fight against the odds," said Hemtabad block development officer Subhrajit Gupta.
She is from a very poor family and was fostered in a social welfare home till the age of 18. It was there that her talent for athletics was discovered and she was encouraged to take part in district-level competitions . Soon, she was winning medals at the state level and was chosen to represent Bengal in the national games for the disabled. She is hoping to take the Madhyamik next year. West Bengal Pratibandhi Sammilani general secretary Kanti Ganguly, a former Left Front minister, alleged that the local police had "come under pressure from several quarters in this case" . "However , the officer in charge of Hemtabad took the right step," Ganguly said, demanding exemplary punishment for the culprit.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Disabled-athletics-champ-raped-by-auto-driver/articleshow/14422626.cms
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I feel so pity for this deaf and dumb girl. And, how could the auto rickshaw driver think of unleashing such a deplorable act on that helpless girl. An exemplary punishment ought to given to him and what other than severing his male organ and maiming him publicly will do the justice.
Unable to scream for help, the 25-year-old was helpless as the auto driver drove her to a mango orchard instead of taking her to her home and allegedly raped her there. He then dragged her to his home and raped her repeatedly through the night. The prime suspect, Ranjit Das, was arrested within hours and is now in jail custody.
Police say the girl took an auto from Raiganj to her village, Islampore, around 14km away, on Sunday afternoon. On arriving there, she found she did not have the change to pay the fare. Unable to explain herself clearly , she could not get out of a quarrel with the auto-driver . Ranjit, who was hanging around the auto stand, realized the girl's disabilities and posed as her saviour . He sorted out the dispute and offered to drop her home, but took her to his village, Baruipur , instead.
The victim is the reigning champion in 200-metre sprint at the national games for the disabled and has won several medals for the state She was feted as a "role model for the state" by the governor last year Her attacker exploited her disabilities to drag her to his village and rape her through the night
She broke out of his clutches at dawn and wandered aimlessly for hours before some neighbours spotted her. She looked traumatized but could not explain why she was in that state. Thankfully, someone called police. When Hemtabad OC Abhijit Dutta realized that it was the champion athlete, he personally rushed to her and escorted her to the police station . She wrote down details of the incident. "Based on her written complaint we raided Ranjit's house and arrested him. The victim was sent to Raiganj hospital for medical tests, which have corroborated her statement," Dutta said. Ranjit was produced in court on Tuesday and remanded in jail.
Last year, the athlete was honoured by the state government as a 'role model' . "She is our pride. We will do everything we can to help her fight against the odds," said Hemtabad block development officer Subhrajit Gupta.
She is from a very poor family and was fostered in a social welfare home till the age of 18. It was there that her talent for athletics was discovered and she was encouraged to take part in district-level competitions . Soon, she was winning medals at the state level and was chosen to represent Bengal in the national games for the disabled. She is hoping to take the Madhyamik next year. West Bengal Pratibandhi Sammilani general secretary Kanti Ganguly, a former Left Front minister, alleged that the local police had "come under pressure from several quarters in this case" . "However , the officer in charge of Hemtabad took the right step," Ganguly said, demanding exemplary punishment for the culprit.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Disabled-athletics-champ-raped-by-auto-driver/articleshow/14422626.cms
Blogger's view
I feel so pity for this deaf and dumb girl. And, how could the auto rickshaw driver think of unleashing such a deplorable act on that helpless girl. An exemplary punishment ought to given to him and what other than severing his male organ and maiming him publicly will do the justice.
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