CHILD TRAFFICKING  AND CHILD ABUSE HAS TO COME TO AN END.

Trafficking in children is a global problem affecting large numbers of children. Some estimates have as many as 1.2 million children being trafficked every year. There is a demand for trafficked children as cheap labour or for sexual exploitation. Children and their families are often unaware of the dangers of trafficking, believing that better employment and lives lie in other countries.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Fruit vendor rapes daughter


Fruit vendor rapes daughter

HYDERABAD: In a shocking incident, a 37-year-old fruit vendor allegedly raped his 12-year-old daughter, a class VI student, for two months without the knowledge of his wife at their residence at Owaisi Hills in Mustafanagar.

According to Shivarampally inspector Uma Maheshwar Rao, the incident came to light on November 1 when the girl complained of severe stomach pain. The girl's mother asked her what happened and she narrated her sordid saga.

She lodged a complaint with the Shivarampally police immediately. In the complaint, she stated that she went to her sister's house in Bahdurpura on November 1 at around 8 am. During her absence, her husband allegedly raped their daughter. And, she discovered that he had been sexually abusing their daughter for two months, the inspector said.

Since, the incident came to light, the fruit vendor has been absconding. A case was registered under section 376 (Rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and searches began to nab the culprit, he added.

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