Doctors ignore girl, 14, raped by stepdad

May 5, 2013

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Nagpur, May 5: It was a double blow for 14-year-old Sunita (name changed). First, she was violently raped by her stepfather that left her bleeding, in great pain, immobile and in deep trauma. Then, the doctors at the Government Medical College and Hospital, showing shocking apathy and insensitivity to Sunita, refused to admit her saying, "Such health conditions are expected in cases of rapes on young girls".

The alleged rape happened on Thursday night. She was brought to the hospital first on Friday evening. Sent back, Sunita had to be brought again on Saturday to the GMCH after she lost consciousness twice during the night. After being admitted at 2pm, Sunita continues to writhe in pain at the time of writing the report.

Sunita's stepfather Pradeep Kharwade has been arrested and is in police custody till May 7. It is learnt that that he had earlier attempted to rape his own daughter for which his family had thrown him out.

'Accused had made two attempts too'

Pradeep Kharwade was arrested for allegedly raping his step daughter Sunita (name changed). Around a year ago Kharwade, an ice-cream seller, started staying as 'husband' with the widowed mother of Sunita, a standard IX student at Antuji Nagar in Bhandewadi. The woman was working for a caterer. Relatives said that Kharwade had twice earlier attempted to molest Sunita for which he was warned by them. They also claimed that Kharwade may have been assisted by others on Thursday night, too.

Sunita and her 10-year-old sister were sleeping in their house on Thursday night when Kharwade, who is in his 50s, forced himself upon her. Her mother was out on duty at a wedding. Kharwade left the house even thought Sunita was bleeding from her private parts. She remained in pain and complained of dizziness for most part of Friday. On seeing her condition, a neighbour informed her mother who rushed home.

The woman then took Sunita to Nandanvan police station from where they were sent to GMCH. The girl's second round of humiliation started as soon as she stepped into the hospital. Despite repeated pleas by relatives to provide assistance, doctors at the GMCH chose to ignore Sunita who was all the while bleeding and writhing in pain. This shocking negligence - later denied by the hospital authorities - comes at a time when the government is trying hard to end atrocities on women by tightening the loopholes in the law.

"We were shocked to hear the statement," said the girl's mother. GMCH dean Dr Rajaram Pawar said that the doctors may have spoken the words only to "provide comfort and assurance". While GMCH authorities said the girl's family did not want to get her admitted, the relatives countered saying the doctors refused them permission.

During Friday night, Sunita lost consciousness twice. She was rushed back to the GMCH where doctors finally admitted Sunita after completing the paperwork. A relative said Sunita spent the whole night complaining of pain the abdomen and bleeding, which kept her awake.

The relative added that Sunita loses consciousness and is in a state of shock when she wakes up. "The doctors administered an injection in the afternoon and after that did not turn up at all. She is in terrible pain but nobody paying any attention to her. When I spoke to a doctor, I was told that there are other patients who require attention too," she said.

But, Dr Pawar said doctors were doing their best. "Considering her age, medicines are being provided at regular intervals," he said.

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May 22,2020

Warangal, May 22: In a shocking incident, bodies of nine migrant workers, including six of a family, were found in a well at Gorrekunta area in the outskirts of Warangal city. Of the nine bodies, four were found on May 21.

"Till now, nine bodies have been found in a well near a gunny bag godown at Gorrekunta area in the outskirts of Warangal city. Of the nine bodies, four were found on May 21 and the rest were found today. As six of the bodies belong to one family, it has led to suspicion," said Dr V Ravinder, Commissioner of Police, Warangal, while speaking to ANI over phone.

"The four bodies that were found yesterday have been identified as Md Maksood (50), his wife Nisha (45), daughter Busra (20) and grandson (3). The five bodies that have been found today have been identified as that of Shabad Alam, son of Maksood, Sohail Alam (Maksood's family member), Shakeel, a family friend of Maksood," he further said.

The bodies have been taken out from the well and sent to MGM Hospital for post mortem.
Minister Errabelli Dayakar, District Collector Harita, Mayor Prakash Rao have visited the spot along with the Warangal Commissioner.

Md Maksood had migrated from West Bengal to Warangal 20 years ago. Since last December, he and his family members have been working in a nearby gunny bag manufacturing unit godown at Gorrekunta. After the lockdown, the family shifted from Warangal and settled down in the factory godown.

According to police, on Thursday noon when the unit owner Santosh came to the godown as part of his daily routine he could not find any of the labourers. Later, he discovered four dead bodies floating in the well.

The Warangal police has registered a case under Section 174 CrPC. They said the exact reason for their deaths will be known only after the investigation.

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May 24,2020

Kanpur, May 24: Three persons onboard separate Shramik Special trains lost their lives due to various ailment, officials said here on Saturday.

"Family members of the deceased said all were suffering from serious ailment. The travel history of all the three deceased passengers was taken, Kanpur District Magistrate Brahma Deo Ram Tiwari said.

Giving details about the deceased, he said Naichinalyu Disang (23), a resident of Nagaland, was going from Delhi to Dimapur.

"She was suffering from liver ailments," Tiwari said. As she coughed and vomited in the train, other passengers got terrified, he added.

The district magistrate said the body reached Kanpur Central Station at around 10.00 am.

Sample has been taken to check for the presence of novel coronavirus. She was working at a spa in Himachal Pradesh, he said.

Tiwari said Rajendra Prasad (50), a resident of Unnao, died on the Lucknow-bound special train from Andhra Pradesh.

Munni Devi (80), a resident of Siwan district in Bihar, died onboard the special train going from Surat to Siwan, the senior official informed.

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March 7,2020

Palghar, Mar 7: Police have arrested a man for allegedly cheating several shopkeepers in Maharashtra's Thane, Pune and Nashik by making phone calls in a woman's voice, police said on Friday.

The accused, Shashikant Ambekar (42), a resident of Palghar, was arrested in the last week of February, they said.

"He used to note down the phone numbers mentioned on different shops and call the owners in a woman's voice to order some things from them. He would tell them that he had a Rs 2000 currency note and needed change," an official said.

"He would ask the shopkeepers to send smaller denomination notes for exchange. He would wait at the entrance of buildings and when the delivery man arrived, he used to tell that he was there on behalf of the ''caller woman''.

"He would then take the currency notes from the delivery man saying he would get the Rs 2,000 note from the woman. However, he would disappear from the scene," the official said.

Police have seized Rs 1,85,000 from the accused and found that so far he has committed 22 similar crimes in different parts of the state.

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