The rape issue in India is getting worse and worse by the month.
This week, a 5-year-old girl from India was found in serious condition after she had been locked in a room in New Delhi by a man for two days where she was raped and tortured.
She went missing on Monday, but was found alive on Wednesday by neighbors who heard her cries in the same building where her parents live.
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According to the Associate Press, the girl was locked in a room to be left for dead with serious injuries by a 24-year-old man who was arrested Saturday.
The site reports:
A 24-year-old man who lived in the room where the girl was found was arrested Saturday in Muzaffarpur town in Bihar state, about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) east of New Delhi, Mishra said. The man was flown to New Delhi, where a magistrate ordered that he be held in police custody.
The girl suffered severe internal injuries, as well as cuts and bite marks on her face and torso, said D.K. Sharma, the medical superintendent of the government-run hospital in New Delhi where she was being treated. Sharma described the girl’s condition as “serious” and said doctors were trying to stabilize her condition.
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Protestors have flooded the New Delhi streets to speak out for the girl’s justice in front of the building where she was tortured, as well as the police station.
According to reports, the police did not immediately investigate after the girl was reported missing by her family.
Ranjana Kumari, a women’s rights activist and social scientist said of the situation:
“The police did nothing. They did not register a complaint, the first step before they can begin investigations. This heinous crime could have been prevented if police had begun investigations promptly.”
We pray for the girl who was tortured and hope she can recover.
