A 13-year-old girl kidnapped by an electric three-wheeler and sold to a hotel owner was gang-raped by“32 demons” over five days in the Indian state of Rajasthan. About 14 suspects have been arrested after police raided the hotel and rescued the girl. After the incident came to light, the local government used bulldozers to demolish four hotels in order to quell public anger. A 12-year-old girl was kidnapped, gang-raped and murdered in West Bengal, and a suspect was lynched by an angry mob.
The 13-year-old girl was a secondary school student in Rajasthan. On June 18, after visiting friends, she ordered an electric three-wheeler home in the evening, only to be kidnapped by the driver. The driver sold her to a hotel owner.
From June 18 to 23, the girl was held in various hotels and repeatedly gang raped. She is said to have been forced to drink alcohol whenever she cried in pain. The hotelier allegedly“Called” others in and may have sent photos and videos of the abuse to others.
Family members called the police, the police raided a hotel on June 23 according to the tip, rescued the victim girl, the case was officially exposed, causing strong public outrage. Police set up a special investigation team, mentioned in the notice 32 suspects, has been arrested about 14 people, including hotel owners, managers and direct participants, the rest are still in pursuit. The investigation suggests there may be a wider human trafficking network.
In an effort to quell public anger, Rajasthan’s chief minister, Bhavan Lal Sharma, ordered the overnight demolition of four of the hotels involved, citing violations of building codes. He also promised“Historic punishment” to protect women and children.
A 12-year-old girl was kidnapped, gang-raped and murdered in West Bengal. The 12-year-old disappeared on the afternoon of July 4 after going out to buy a friend a birthday present. Four men took her away against her will, her family said.
The next morning, local residents arrested a 26-year-old male suspect. According to her account, the girl’s body was found in a sack by a nearby pond — she was raped, stuffed in the sack and thrown into the pond to drown. An autopsy showed that the girl had bruises on her private parts, head trauma and water in her lungs.
Angry family members and local residents beat the suspect on the spot, causing him to die of his injuries. People then blocked roads, burned tyres, attacked vehicles and clashed with police.
Police have set up a special investigation team, including a Bharatiya Janata Party workers, including a number of suspects arrested on charges of gang rape, murder, conspiracy and so on.