Meghalaya: 13-year-old Mentally Challenged Girl Raped by Over 10, Including Two Minors, For Months

The incident came to light after an FIR was lodged by the girl’s family at the Resubelpara police station on Saturday.

Shillong, Jul 30: A 13-year-old mentally challenged girl was raped by 10 persons, including two minor, for over two months in Meghalaya’s North Garo Hills district. Conducting swift probe, the police arrested nine accused. The tenth one is said to be absconding.

The incident came to light after an FIR was lodged by the girl’s family at the Resubelpara police station on Saturday. As per reports, the crime was witnessed by the wife of an accused and she informed the village elders about it. Following this, the family of the girl came to know about the trauma which their daughter was facing since two months.

A PTI report states that the family of the girl was called for a meeting by the village heads to discuss over a compromise. However, the family refused to it and lodged an FIR.

The accused include two minors and eight adults who are married. All hailed from  the same village of Haluapara under Resubelpara police station.

“It appears that they took turns to rape the girl at various times and at various locations in the village. The accused even confessed to their crime at the meeting held in the village,” circle inspector of Resubelpara police station GK Sangma was quoted as saying by PTI.

Social activists flayed the villagers for trying to suppress the incident. “The villagers also need to be docked for trying to hide the heinous crime committed against a 13-year-old girl. There cannot be a compromise for what the culprits have done and for attempting to do so, the elders should be taken to task for trying to circumvent the law,” social activist Dardy GC Marak said.

It may be noted that kangaroo courts decide the fate of most criminals in the remote parts of Meghalaya.