A minor girl was allegedly raped for over five months in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru. The police have arrested eight persons including the rape survivor’s aunt on Tuesday. 

The incident came to light after a first information report was registered at the Sringeri police station in Chikkamagaluru after the Child Welfare Committee Chairman G. Suramanya accused more than 17 people of rape, sexual abuse and trafficking of the 15-year-old girl.

The CWC received an oral complaint, following which an officer of the Women and Child Development Department spoke to the girl.Later, Suramanya filed a case at the police station, which was registered on Saturday.

The minor girl was raped and sexually abused by 17 men for five months, the minor’s aunt is the main accused in the case, said Sriti, Additional Superintendent Police. The rape survivor was working in a stone crushing unit, when she was raped by one of the accused named Girish, a bus driver, said the police official.

According to the police, the girl used to live with her aunt after her mother died three years ago. The aunt was arrested as she had known about the repeated sexual abuse. The Superintendent Police, Akshay M Hakay said the minor girl had named several men who allegedly raped her, of which eight persons have been arrested.

The accused have been identified as Girish, Vikas, Manikanta, Small Abhi, Sampath, Ashwathgowda, Amith, Santhosh, Rajesh, Deekshith, Santhosh, Niranjan, Abhi Gowda, Yogeesh, Narayana Gowda, minor’s aunt, and the owner of the MGR crusher.

A case has been registered against accused under sections of Protection of Children from Sexual offences Act and other relevant sections including Sections 201, 370 (trafficking), 376 (3), 376 (n) of the Indian Penal Code. 

Meanwhile, Congress spokesperson Lavanya from Karnataka unit has hit out at MP Shobha Karandlaje and BJP national general secretary CT Ravi, alleging that some of the accused named in the FIR are associated with the BJP. 

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She tweeted that 30 men office bearers of RSS and BJP raped a 15-year-old girl for more than a month in Sringeri-Chikmagalur, MP Shobha and CT Ravi are silent. Rape of orphan does not move them.Rape was of a Hindu girl by Hindu men if it matters to Bhakts, she said.

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