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Rajasthan Girl, 8, Drugged and Raped by Neighbour in Park
An eight-year-old girl was allegedly drugged and raped by a neighbour in a park in Rajasthan's Dausa district on Wednesday. Police said the accused, a 22-year-old man, has been arrested under the…
The Story in Brief
An eight-year-old girl was allegedly drugged and raped by a neighbour in a park in Rajasthan's Dausa district on Wednesday. Police said the accused, a 22-year-old man, has been arrested under the POCSO Act and relevant sections of the IPC.
According to police, the victim had gone to play on swings in a park near her home around 4 pm. A relative later found her unconscious in the park and alerted the family. The girl's medical examination confirmed the assault. Superintendent of Police Said that the accused was taken into custody within hours, and further investigation is on.
The Indian Opinion
The relentless stream of brutal crimes against children in Rajasthan feeds a lazy narrative that the state is uniquely unsafe for women and minors. While each incident is horrifying, singling out a state ignores that this is a national crisis with cases from Kerala to Uttar Pradesh. The real failure is not regional but systemic: delayed justice, inadequate policing, and gaps in the POCSO Act's implementation. The focus must shift from state-shaming to demanding why our judicial system still lets such heinous perpetrators walk free for years.
Source: ndtv.com
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