Deaf-mute girl raped by 6, including minors, later identifies accused from photographs

A minor girl who is deaf and mute was raped in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol by six people, including four minors. The group also clicked photos of the assault and circulated them when the incident came to light.

According to a report in The Times of India, the police have said that the deaf and mute girl was lured out of her house by some neighbours on Saturday. They then took her to a hut at an isolated place where the five other accused were waiting.

The six, including four minors, took turns to rape the disabled girl and also thrashed her after she put up a resistance. However, she didn’t speak up about the assault.

Later, her father came across a photograph that was being circulated locally after a youth found it and identified the girl. When her parents asked her about the incident, she broke down and narrated what happened.

Superintendent of Police Awadhesh Goswami said that the mother of the disabled girl lodged a complaint with the police on Thursday while the social justice department roped in experts to get a statement from the girl.

The victim managed to narrate the ordeal with sign language and also identified the accused from photographs shown by the police.