A 93-year-old raped in
Ahmednagar district
Forsaken of her family, she was staying in roadside
shed. In what is totally incomprehensible and is a blot to humanity, a
93-year-old woman was beaten, robbed and sexually abused by unknown miscreants
in the night of August 19. The victim, who lives alone in a roadside shed in
Puntamba, a village in Ahmednagar district, the victim was found in a
semi-conscious state by villagers. The scene of the crime and her door-less
shed told the story of her torture. They informed the police, who took her to
Pravara Medical College Hospital. “The woman lives by herself on what people
give her. She was robbed of Rs2, 000, which she had collected and a nose ring,”
the police stated. She filed a complaint against unknown people; on the basis
of medical report a case has been registered.
As no relatives have shown any concern, the victim has
been sent to Snehalaya to be looked after. Snehadhar takes care of
women who are tortured, abused, harassed or destitute. As the victim is still
frightened and speaks irrelevantly at times, she is now being taken care of by
a medical institution run by Dr. Rajendra Dhamane in Ahmednagar.
Dr. Girish Kulkarni said, “She was sent to Snehalaya
by the police, but we realized that she needs psychological help and so she is
now in the care of Mauli Seva Pratishthan for counseling,”
Dr. Rajendra and Dr.Suchita Dhamane of YS Sane
Indradhanu, a project run by Mauli Seva Pratishthan at Shingave, 20 km from
Ahmednagar, are counseling the victim. They said, “The woman is frightened. She
did not trust anybody when she came, but after some counseling, at least now
she has gained some confidence. We are trying to help her and it may take time.
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