A minor rape survivor alleged that she was sexually abused by 38 people after she was released from a rescue centre to her home.
In a shocking incident, which is shameful to the society and the country as a whole, a minor rape survivor has alleged that she was sexually abused by 38 people after her release from a rescue centre in Malappuram district of Kerala in 2020. After the complaint, the Local police said on Monday that 33 of the 38 accused have been arrested.
The incident came to light during a counseling session at a Nirbhya Centre few ays ago. The 17-year-old girl revealed shocking things while narrating her misery she faced.
The girl told that she was first raped in 2016, when she was 13. At that time, the police had registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and the girl was moved to a shelter home in the district.
She was kept there for more than two and half years and then the girl was allowed to go home, in 2017. After reaching home, she soon approached the police accusing a neighbour of sexual assault. Then the girl was shifted to the Nirbhaya centre.
During the lockdown in 2020, the girl was allowed to go home by Nirbhaya centre officials to live with her mother and brother . This girl went missing after her release from the centre. The victim was then traced to Palakkad in December 2020.
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