Shocking! 24-year-old differently-abled girl raped for months by watchman at Gwalior shelter home; foetus burnt

A 24-year-old visually and speech-impaired girl, an inmate of a Gwalior shelter home was allegedly raped by its watchman and was forced to abort the pregnancy. Even in a brutal move, the foetus was burned by the accused, following which nine people, including four doctors, were charged, police said Friday.

Bilaua police station in-charge Inspector Amit Badhoria told PTI that six of the accused, including three doctors, have been arrested. According to police sources, the crime came to light when the district office of the Madhya Pradesh Women and Child Welfare Department received a complaint.

“With the help of an interpreter, that watchman Sahab Singh Gurjar had allegedly raped the woman repeatedly for over two months,” the victim's roommate, who is also differently-abled told to police.

An investigation team was subsequently sent to Snehalaya, a foreign-funded shelter home, located on the outskirts of Gwalior, they added. "When the woman got pregnant, the shelter home director Dr B K Sharma Wednesday got the victim to terminate her pregnancy forcibly and also burnt the foetus to destroy evidence," Badhoria said.

Badhoria said Sharma, his wife Dr Bhavna, shelter home manager Jaiprakash Sharma, Dr Vivek Sahu, hostel supervisor Ravi Valmiki and warden Girraj Baghel have been arrested. The accused have been charged under the relevant sections on Thursday, the police officer said.

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