Two women bodies demand speedy probe in Valsad rape cases

On January 10,a 13-year-old girl of Kaprada taluka gave birth to a baby in a private hospital in Dharampur. The investigation revealed that the girl,who studied in a residential school,was allegedly raped by the school cook. The police have arrested the accused,who is now in judicial custody.

Next day on January 11,a 10-year-old girl lodged a complaint of rape against her uncle. She alleged that she was raped by the man a few months ago in Dharampur taluka. She also said that she had remained silent about the incident as she was threatened by the accused.

The members of the Shramjivi Mahila Kalyan Trust and Astitva Trust on Wednesday gave a memorandum to Valsad district SP demanding speedy investigation and strict action against the accused.

The head of the Shramjivi Mahila Kalyan Trust,Archna Desai said,“We are also carrying out awareness programmes in schools. We tell the students what precautionary steps they should take.”

D J Patel,Valsad district SP said,“We are investigating all the cases as quickly as possible.”

Foetus found in gutter in Sardarnagar

AHMEDABAD: THE city police found a foetus dumped in a gutter in Jai Shiv Shakti Ni Chali slum area in Sardarnagar on Saturday. A complaint has been registered under Section 318 of the IPC (concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body) and policemen are looking for the unidentified accused.

A resident of the slum,Bhikiben,spotted the foetus in the gutter close to her house and alerted the police. Sardarnagar police Sub Inspector G N Rathod,who is investigating the case,said,“It seems to be a case of illegal termination of pregnancy. The foetus is about four-month-old and we are awaiting its post mortem report for ascertaining its sex and the actual reason why it was aborted.”

Rathod added,“Though we are yet to establish it,we cannot rule out the possibility of it being a female foetus,aborted after an illegal sex-determination test.”