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One of the defendants fed her intoxicants, after which she lost consciousness. (Representative)
One of the defendants fed her intoxicants, after which she lost consciousness. (Representative)
Two people have been arrested in connection with a case of raping a 13-year-old girl by intoxicating her with a drink in the state capital, Bhopal, a police official said on Friday.Two people have been arrested in connection with a case of raping a 13-year-old girl by intoxicating her with a drink in the state capital, Bhopal, a police official said on Friday.
The incident was reported from below the confines of the Kamla Nagar Police Station in the city on Thursday. The defendants were known to the minor and encouraged her to join a party organized in her town.Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Shrutkirti Somvanshi said: “The underage girl disappeared from her home on Wednesday night, after which a kidnapping case was registered at the Kamla Nagar police station and An investigation into the case was opened. When we contacted the minor the next day, it seemed that she had gone to a party with her two friends in the town itself.
"One of the defendants fed her intoxicants, after which she lost consciousness and was raped. Two defendants were involved in this crime, one defendant raped the minor while another supported her in the incident. The defendants were known to the minor and the incident occurred in the same place as the party when everyone had left the party, the defendant got her drunk and then committed the crime," she declared.
“We have arrested the two defendants until Thursday night and will present them in court on Friday,” added DCP Somvanshi.
Reacting to the incident, Mahila State Congress Speaker Vibha Patel said: "Madhya Pradesh is turning into a crime island and the state has once again reached number one in crimes against women. This is one aspect very sad. The way crimes are increasing nowadays, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan should immediately resign his Home Minister Narottam Mishra and make sure such incidents don't happen. After all, why would "(The government) can't provide security? The Mahila Congress will hold a big protest against such incidents and will not make the Chief Minister feel at peace."
On the other hand, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokeswoman Neha Bagga said: "The state government is working very fast on these issues, from awareness raising programs to immediate registration of the FIR and sending these culprits after the bars. Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the country to provide for the death penalty for those who rape girls. Also, there is one more thing we need to pay attention to. We must awaken the feeling of humanity in men and even in little boys.
