Observer The weekly
ursday, October 17, 2013
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Rapist on run case. Police at the Byataranapura Police station
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said, “e accused is absconding and we are trying to nab him. We also have detained Naima Shah, wife of the accused for questioning. Suman was sent to Victoria Hospital for medical attention, aer which she and her sis-
Sneha Mejari
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ter have been staying with their grandmother.”
14-year-old girl claims that her
Police added that Naima Shah apparently en-
uncle raped her for the last five
couraged her husband. She considered Suman
months.
as his second wife and neglected the well being
Salim Khan(named changed), 35, is accused
of girl as a guardian. She does not bother to
of raping Suman (named changed) repeatedly
take care of the girls as she feels they are a bur-
in his house in Ambedkar slum. He is ab-
den on them. She has no regrets for what hap-
sconding aer the victim’s grandmother filed
pened.
a report with Byataranapura police station.
Naima Shah said, “Salim is a complete psy-
e grandmother of the victim said, “Doing
chopath. He earns nothing. All he knows is to
something like this to a child who has lost her
drink. He forced me to keep my mouth shut
mother is heinous. He is worse than a beast.
about it.”
Understanding such a child and supporting
e case was reported with police on 19th
them emotionally is the job of a guardian.”
last month by the grandmother. Hardly any
Suman’s father is serving a sentence of life
action was taken for 3 weeks. Police inspector,
imprisonment for the murder of his wife,
K.P. Sathyanarayana took up the investigation-
Shabbu for the last 12 years. Aer his convic-
last week, aer which the wife of the accused
tion, Suman and her elder sister, who were 6
was called for questioning. “e lack of imme-
and 8-years-old then, were adopted by Sha-
diate police action makes it difficult to convict
heen Shah. Despite the grandmother’s re-
the accused. In such cases, the investigation
peated requests to hand over the custody of
must be done faster because with time the
the girls to her, Shah denied it.
proofs become vague.” said
Grandmother, who is a social worker in
K.P. Sathya-
narayana.
Mumbai, came to Bangalore to pay a visit to
Salim Khan is unemployed and the family is
the girls. She noticed Suman’s condition and
dependent on the father of Naima, who is an
talked to her about it. Aer Suman told her about the rape, she immediately filed a police
auto rickshaw driver. e girls were not pro-
SalimKhan(namechanged),wantedbytheByataranapurapoliceforrapinghisniece.
vided any education due to extreme poverty.