Friday, March 13, 2015

Follow up: Rape victim’s death sparks protests

Posted by Anup Baral March 13, 2014 :
Seven -year-old rape victim, Puja Sah of Kalaiya, Bara, succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at Kanti Children's Hospital on Sunday while the world was observing 105th International Women's Day. She was admitted to the hospital on February 22 following a brutal rape. The minor's father, Badri Narayan Sah said her body would be taken to their home for cremation on Monday.

The girl was found in an unconscious state at a garbage disposal site of a Cotton Factory at Motimarg of Kalaiya-6 on the morning of February 21. A 7-year-old girl was raped by a man and left unconscious in Bara district. The man involved in rape was later arrested by local police. He has agreed that he raped girland also said that he was drunk which led this incident to happened. Recently the country has witnessed most number of rapes since three months. According to the Police Headquarters, out of 30 rape cases throughout the county, 10 were reported in Kathmandu Valley, Subash Gotame has reported for Annapurna Post on Sunday. Three cases of rape, two of them on minors were reported in Kathmandu in past three days. According to the Police, after Kathmandu, most of the rape cases were reported in Eastern Development Region which witnessed 9 cases and least in Far Western Development Region with 1 case reported. Although the Police record states 30 rape cases, according to the organisations involved in women’s rights and news covered by media more than 50 rapes occurred throughout the nation.In the recent time, leading to similar turn of events, there has been persistent increase in deviance and crime against children. Kanchan Thakur, a 7 year old was raped and murder last kartik similarly Ashish Sah, son of Motilal Prasad Shah , was found dead about 400 meters from his home. Ashish Scummed to a serious injury to his skull.

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