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Bengaluru, November 5: A 16-year-old girl was brutally attacked by three men in Bengaluru on Wednesday with chilly powder and knife after the victim refused marriage proposal made by one of them.
According to the police the victim, Brinda, has sustained multiple fractures and several bruises and is admitted in the hospital where she is recuperating. Read Also: (Arvind Kejriwal to Narendra Modi: I am not Sheila Dikshit; Won’t tolerate crimes against women in New Delhi)
Brinda’s doctor reportedly said, that her injuries are severe, her nerves and veins were cut and blood vessels were damaged. However surgeries have been performed and she will recover within six weeks.
According to the police the incident took place on Tuesday morning when the victim was always followed by a stalker while she was one her way to college. The men cornered her and attacked her with chilly powder and attacked her with a machete.
Brinda’s mother reportedly said, “We are very scared, we belong to a very poor family. Look at how badly her hands have been attacked. I can’t see her in this condition”. Please save my daughter, the mother further added.
It is believed that the accused was unknown to the family of the victim but was living in the same vicinity where the victim stayed with her family.
The police officials have arrested the main accused. However two of his accomplice are on the run. Police belive that the accused may be a habitual offender and holds a history of more crimes. Further probe is on.
Violence against women has become a prominent topic of discussion in India which is rising since 2008.
In Delhi, the national capital of India, around 7,124 cases of crime against women have been registered in police station across Delhi till August 2015. However none of the accused is convicted till date.
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