'Raped' girl's kin not interested in FIR

Updated on: 12 July,2010 08:19 AM IST |
Abhishek Anand |

Teenager alleges her cousin is the rapist, cops express helplessness

Teenager alleges her cousin is the rapist, cops express helplessness

The cops on duty were just starting their day at Tilak Nagar on Saturday and it was the last thing that they were expecting.

Mamta, 18, (name changed) told the police that her cousin raped her four months ago. But her uncle and aunt stopped her from registering a complaint and assured her that they will marry her to the same cousin. However, allegedly they did not keep their promise and Mamta got pregnant.

Four-months pregnant Mamta got suspicious on Saturday when she felt immense pain in her stomach and then started bleeding from her private parts. Instead of going to see a doctor, she rushed straight to the Tilak Nagar police station.

"My uncle and aunt want to kill my baby. They must have given me abortion pills which is why I started bleeding," Mamta told MiD DAY.
Mamta, an orphan, lives with her maternal uncle in Dhaula Kuan. She started working as a maid in neighbouring houses when she was 17.

"She claimed that she was given some abortion medicine without her knowledge. But no foul play was found during a medical examination. Her uncle and aunt took her to their house and rejected the charges. Even Mamta retracted and refused to get an FIR registered in the case," the officer added.

Mamta's uncle refused comment, saying it's their family matter and he would not like to share it with the media.

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