KOTTAYAM: Police are on the lookout for a person who impregnated a 14-year-old girl living in a town near here. The girl told police about an ‘uncle’ who came in a red car, who picked her up and bought her porotta and curry. She was then raped and she became pregnant.
Her health deteriorated recently and was admitted to a hospital where the baby died in the womb due to excessive bleeding. Police said the girl along with her mother and 12-year-old brother was staying in a rented house and they were originally from another district. Her father passed away and the mother who worked in a private company lost her job during the pandemic.
The girl and her brother used to make handicrafts from coconut shell and used to sell them. On April 16, she had gone to sell the products alone. The car stopped by her when she had just one piece remaining to be sold and the person offered to buy the last piece and said that he did not have money and will pay once he reaches home. The person forced her to enter the car and on the way he bought her food and also gave mango juice and chocolate.
The girl said that after having the food and the drink she fell asleep and woke up late in the evening. She was dropped at the bus stop. Next day she started feeling pain and discomfort at her private parts and after a month her health started deteriorating. During a medical examination at the taluk hospital, the girl was found pregnant. Pampady police have registered a case and launched a probe to find out the mysterious person.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
