A
14-year-old girl from Manipur was forcibly grabbed by her landlord’s
son, taken to a vacant room and brutally raped here, triggering
protests.
The rape of the
teenaged Manipuri girl took place in south Delhi, which also last week
witnessed an altercation over the appearance of a student from Arunachal
Pradesh. Nido Tania was beaten up and he died Jan 30.
The girl
had gone out to buy some household items when the accused forcibly
grabbed her in front of a pharmacy near a hospital. She was dragged to a
vacant room and raped. The traumatised girl suffered injuries to her
face in the vicious attack.
She underwent medical tests at Safdarjung hospital.
Activists, students and people from northeast on Saturday held a
protest outside Vasant Vihar police station against the rape. “She has
been raped repeatedly and brutally. We are trying to ensure we get more
facts… she is in a very bad shape,” said Binalakshmi, an activist from
Manipur.
“Even an animal would not do that,” she added.
Delhi Commission for Women chief Barkha Singh described the attack as
unfortunate. “I hope police takes action, I have been told the rapist
has been arrested,” Barkha Singh told reporters. “We will do everything
to ensure the rapist gets a life sentence, it is shameful…,” she said.
Union Minister Manish Tewari too condemned it.
“Violence of any sort is reprehensible. It’s very sad incidents of
violence keep occurring… when it happens against a woman its even more
reprehensible. I hope police acts and all those responsible are brought
to justice,” he said. Following Tania’s death, the central government
Thursday announced the formation of a committee that will examine the
reasons behind such attacks and suggest remedial measures.
Several parliamentarians met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and urged him
to take steps to stop discrimination against people from the region.
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