Gang rape of 11-yr-old: Family wants all 17 accused to get death penalty
Many Gather At Valluvar Kottam To Stage Protest
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 01.08.2018
Slogans against rape and child abuse rent the air as hundreds came together at Valluvar Kottam on Tuesday evening to condemn the brutal gang rape of a 11-year-old over a period of seven months.
While the girl’s sister and father demanded that all the rapists be hanged, other protesters chanted, ‘we condemn rape’, ‘rise up against sexual violence’, and ‘fight back now, don't wait until your daughter and sisters are raped’. The child’s sister said she was hoping for a speedy trial in the case and maximum punishment for the rapists.
She said the child is still recovering and has not returned to school.
“It will take a while for her to cope with the trauma. The girl is being given regular couselling,” she said, adding that she decided to participate in the event to create awareness and help prevent such incidents in the future.
Upset over some people blaming the family members for being negligent and not spotting behavioural changes in the girl, another relative said the men targeted the girl when she returned from school and when she went down to play inside the apartment complex.
“The family did not expect this to happen within a gated community,” said the relative.
“When even adults are wary of confronting sexual predators, it isn’t fair to expect the girl to gather the courage and report the issue to her family, since she was being threatened by her assaulters to remain silent,” he said.
Activists and other families from the apartment complex where the rape occurred expressed their solidarity with the girl and her family. Several passersby also joined in and highlighted the need for stringent punishment for those who abuse children.
The hearing impaired child was assaulted by at least 17 men who drugged her with injections, spiked soft drinks and other substances.
The incident came to light when she reported it to her sister on July 15.
Five men petition mahila court for bail
Chennai:
Five of the 17 accused arrested in the gang rape have approached a mahila court here for bail. The applications have been filed by prime accused Murugesh, Jai Ganesh, Surya, Jayaraman, and Rajasekhar. The petitions are likely to be taken up for hearing by judge Manjula by the end this week. Though advocate associations had said its members would not represent the accused, some of the suspects families had managed to find lawyers to defend their men while a few others have got lawyers through the free legal aid scheme. Recently, the court allowed the police custodial interrogation of the accused. On Tuesday, all the 17 were once again remanded back to judicial custody till August 10. TNN
Many Gather At Valluvar Kottam To Stage Protest
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 01.08.2018
Slogans against rape and child abuse rent the air as hundreds came together at Valluvar Kottam on Tuesday evening to condemn the brutal gang rape of a 11-year-old over a period of seven months.
While the girl’s sister and father demanded that all the rapists be hanged, other protesters chanted, ‘we condemn rape’, ‘rise up against sexual violence’, and ‘fight back now, don't wait until your daughter and sisters are raped’. The child’s sister said she was hoping for a speedy trial in the case and maximum punishment for the rapists.
She said the child is still recovering and has not returned to school.
“It will take a while for her to cope with the trauma. The girl is being given regular couselling,” she said, adding that she decided to participate in the event to create awareness and help prevent such incidents in the future.
Upset over some people blaming the family members for being negligent and not spotting behavioural changes in the girl, another relative said the men targeted the girl when she returned from school and when she went down to play inside the apartment complex.
“The family did not expect this to happen within a gated community,” said the relative.
“When even adults are wary of confronting sexual predators, it isn’t fair to expect the girl to gather the courage and report the issue to her family, since she was being threatened by her assaulters to remain silent,” he said.
Activists and other families from the apartment complex where the rape occurred expressed their solidarity with the girl and her family. Several passersby also joined in and highlighted the need for stringent punishment for those who abuse children.
The hearing impaired child was assaulted by at least 17 men who drugged her with injections, spiked soft drinks and other substances.
The incident came to light when she reported it to her sister on July 15.
Five men petition mahila court for bail
Chennai:
Five of the 17 accused arrested in the gang rape have approached a mahila court here for bail. The applications have been filed by prime accused Murugesh, Jai Ganesh, Surya, Jayaraman, and Rajasekhar. The petitions are likely to be taken up for hearing by judge Manjula by the end this week. Though advocate associations had said its members would not represent the accused, some of the suspects families had managed to find lawyers to defend their men while a few others have got lawyers through the free legal aid scheme. Recently, the court allowed the police custodial interrogation of the accused. On Tuesday, all the 17 were once again remanded back to judicial custody till August 10. TNN
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