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Suspected Of Being A Maoist, This 15 Year Old Was Beaten Up And Forced To Strip

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Suspected Of Being A Maoist, This 15 Year Old Was Beaten Up And Forced To Strip

On 29th July 2011, Magdalene, a 15-year-old girl from Mailpidi village, was walking back home after school. On her way, she was arrested by the police. “Stop pretending to be a student” the police told her as they went through her school bag and roughed her up. Her crime? Bank robbery; armed conflict with the police; and being a Maoist.

These kinds of stories aren’t rare, or even uncommon in Jharkhand. The state tops the list of over-crowded jails in the country; 70 percent of criminals in there are under-trial, and false conviction rate is alarmingly high too. Activists fighting for land rights, and protesting against state’s use of brute force in its attempts to curb the Maoist insurgency, are often put behind bars. People are abducted at the mere suspicion of sympathizing with the Maoists.
Magdalene’s village, Mailpidi, is nestled between the Elephant Corridor and the Saranda-Singhbum range in Jharkhand. No roads or vehicles go there. Magdalene shifted to Murhu in the next district and rented a place to stay with her brother so that she could go to school easily. Little did she know that her plans of getting a better education were going to be put on hold by the Jharkhand police.

After being arrested, Magdalene, baffled and hapless, was taken to the Khunti jail and transferred to the Namkum Women’s Probation Home. She stayed here for 10 months and for the first 9, no one — not her family, not her friends, not her teachers — knew where she was.

“But why did they think she was a Maoist? Did she do something?” I asked Amita, our Community Correspondent who, among other activists, was involved in getting Magdalene out of jail.

“This was not the first time she was arrested” Amita reveals, “She was arrested in 2010 after a tussle at the Murhu State Bank between some people and the police. She wasn’t involved in any of it; she wasn’t even there. She and her friends were visiting her sister who lived nearby.”

Amita continues, “They went to see a cricket match at her sister’s house when that shootout happened. The police came around to do a routine search and found a bunch of kids in school uniforms who weren’t originally from Murhu. They concluded that they must be Maoists and took them all into custody.” Magdalene and her friends spent 3 months in jail.

It took a lot of convincing from her teachers, who clarified to the police that there had been a mistake, for the four students to be released. They put the incident behind them and attempted to move on with their lives. Magdalene went back to her school and continued to live with her brother in Murhu.

July 2011, Magdalene found herself in a women’s probation home again. “There was no evidence against her. It seems that the Superintendent of Police instigated the other officers to arrest her. The charge sheet from the event in 2010 does not even have her name on it,” says Alistair Bodro, an activist who has worked closely with Magdalene and many others like her.

“I am sure if you took a look around jails in Khunti and others in Jharkhand, you’d find a lot of the people who have been falsely accused of being conspirators against the state. They are poor and nobody comes to bother the police if they disappear,” he says. The police have been arresting people on unsubstantiated grounds to mount figures. The jacked-up jail population of Jharkhand touts the efforts of the state police in fighting insurgents, but a closer look reveals that democratic principles are being jeopardized by the state as much as its enemy.

It was a matter of chance that Alistair found Magdalene at the probation home. Once he had the information, he was able to involve enough people to get her out of the jail. Two years later, Magdalene is beginning to put back together her plans that were rudely interrupted.

Her family was convinced that she should just stay at home and forget about completing school. “But she’s not going to give up so easily,” says Amita; who, along with other activists, was able to secure admission for Magdalene at the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhyalaya. The District Commissioner and school principal have been very supportive through the entire process.

Even as Magdalene attempts to get on with her studies and make new friends, the court case against her continues to drag on. She is currently supposed to appear at the court in Khunti every month. The ordeal, both Amita and Magdalene’s teachers agree, is detrimental to her emotional well being as well as her studies. “Cases like this one need to be brought forward. More people need to know about the state’s repression otherwise it will never stop,” Alistair said.

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Child abuse scandal reaches the Vatican

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Child abuse scandal reaches the Vatican

Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church are facing acute embarrassment by repeated revelations of sexual abuse of children by homosexual priests whether in Ireland, Austria, Holland, the United States or Germany.


It has now been reported that members of the world famous Vienna Boys Choir, a Catholic-run institution, also suffered sexual abuse at the hands of their orchestra conductor. And, for the first time, the allegations have touched the Pope's brother as well as the Pontiff himself, albeit indirectly. Worse, the charges reveal that the Church, instead of punishing the guilty shielded and sheltered them, transferring abusive priests instead of excommunicating them or giving them up to the authorities.


The increasingly serious church sex-abuse scandals have been blamed on what many consider to be obsolete rules, such as absolute celibacy, applied to the Catholic clergy, rules that Pope Benedict XVI, known for his conservative views, continues to defend.


Most of the allegations date back to the 1950s and because of the statute of limitations, many of the guilty now cannot be prosecuted.


However, German Catholic church authorities have launched two investigations into charges of abuse by members of the clergy. One will try to establish how much the clergy's top echelon, including the Pope, who was then a Cardinal, knew about the abuse.


The second investigation will be conducted by the Catholic diocese of Regensburg in southern Germany and will explore allegations that boys were sexually and physically abused at Catholic schools around Germany. So far, more than 170 former students have accused clergy members of sexual or physical abuse. These cases include allegations of naked beatings, fondling, and sodomy.


When asked if Pope Benedict, who served as Bishop of Munich from 1977 to 1982, had any direct knowledge of the allegations of abuse, German Bishop's Conference spokesman Karl Juesten told the Associated Press: “We do not know if the Pope knew about the abuse cases at the time.”


The most recent scandals concern Germany and Austria. In Germany alone there have been some 200 reported cases of sexual abuse at more than 29 separate Catholic schools, colleges and other Church-run institutions. They include the famous Regensburger Domspatzen boy's choir which was run by Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, the Pope's brother, for 30 years until 1994. This week, Monsignor Ratzinger has admitted slapping choirboys, but said that was a normal way of keeping discipline. But he denied any knowledge of sexual abuse.


The Pope has now been personally implicated for the first time following disclosures that he unwittingly approved the transfer of a priest who forced oral sex upon an 11-year-old boy. As a result, the priest was transferred in 1980 from his parish in the German town of Essen to the Pope's former diocese in Munich. At the time, the Pope was a Cardinal and Munich came under his purview.


However, his former diocese on Saturday continued to maintain that the decision to allow the convicted paedophile priest to continue working had been taken by Gerhard Gruber (81), its principal vicar. “I deeply regret that the decision led to offences against youths,” said Monsignor Gruber. The priest was later convicted of abusing minors, fined and given an 18-month suspended prison sentence. He reportedly continues to work as a priest in Bavaria.


On Friday amid growing indignation and anger in Germany, German Bishops met the Pope. Monsignor Robert Zollitsch, Germany's most senior bishop, described the Holy Father's reactions: “With great shock, keen interest and deep sadness, the Holy Father took note of what I had to say. We want to bring the truth to light.”


The Pope on Saturday faced demands from German politicians that he should personally apologise to Church abuse victims. There is growing dissent in the top echelons of the Church. Several senior prelates in German-speaking countries suggested a link between abuse and the priest's vow of chastity and called for more open discussion in the Church about celibacy and priests' sexuality.


Many media commentators and some liberal Catholics, such as Swiss theologian Hans Kueng, have blamed the marriage ban for the recent scandals in Germany, Austria, Netherlands and Ireland and called for the rule from the 12th century to be scrapped.


“Times have changed, and society too, and the Church will have to consider how this type of life can be maintained or what it has to change,” Salzburg Archbishop Alois Kothgasser said on Austria's ORF television on Thursday evening. In a diocesan newsletter, Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn of Vienna said the Church had to ask difficult questions about the abuse scandals.


“That includes the issue of celibacy and the personal development” of priests, he wrote.


Although none of the prelates advocated putting an end to celibacy, the Pope has stubbornly refused to consider these views. At a theological conference at the Vatican just before his meeting with German Bishops, the Pope said celibacy was “the sign of full devotion, the entire commitment to the Lord and to the Lord's business, an expression of giving oneself to God and to others.”

Child Abuse In Pakistan...

With UNICEF Support, Pakistan launches a National Campaign against Child Abuse...

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With UNICEF Support, Pakistan launches a National Campaign against Child Abuse...

By Mohammad Ali Fahim

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, 10 December 2008 – Last month, on Universal Children's Day, Pakistan launched its National Campaign against Child Abuse. The event brought together children, policymakers, social and development workers, diplomats, representatives of UN agencies, civil society organisations and the media.

The launch is being followed by a two-month, nation-wide communication campaign to create awareness about children's protection rights, and the adoption of a National Plan of Action for Children.

"We must not simply look at the litany of hurdles and injustices unleashed upon children, but also devise strategies to address the different forms of child abuse, exploitation, exclusion and other violations of children's rights," said Federal Minister for Social Welfare and Special Education, Samina Khalid Ghurki.

Earlier this year, a UNICEF supported Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) study conducted by the government identified 18 child protection issues needing attention in Pakistan.

A commitment to child rights

UNICEF Representative for Pakistan, Martin Mogwanja, noted that roughly 70 per cent of Pakistani children experience physical and psychological abuse. And that the abuse is not only relegated to the home, but often happens in schools, madrassahs, childcare centres, places of work and entertainment, jails, detention centres and on the streets.

Mr. Mogwanja sees child abuse as a major contributor to school dropout rates, and to the numbers of children living or working on the streets.

"They run away from the violence and abuse inflicted by those who are expected to care for them, to teach them what is good and to make sure that they grow up and develop," he said.

The National Plan of Action for Children has already been approved by the cabinet, affirming the country's commitment to ensuring children's rights to life, protection and development.

"The Child Protection Bill is ready to be tabled in the parliament after the approval of the policy from the cabinet," said Ms. Ghurki.

Foreign child abusers operating in Goa: Church

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Foreign child abusers operating in Goa: Church

"Till recently, Thailand was considered to be the capital of the child sex tourism industry in this part of the world. It is now known how the Thai government, pushed by international child protection organizations, cracked down on the industry in that country," Ferrao said."As a result, the lords of the sex trade have been looking out for fresh locations in South-East Asia. India, with her almost magical name, presents herself as an ideal alternative and Goa, which is being presented as a land on a holiday for 365 days, is increasingly seen as the most viable place for such a shift of operations," Ferrao said.Ferrao was speaking at a two-day seminar here on child sex abuse, co-organised by the Roman Catholic Church-aligned Centre for Responsible Tourism.Child sex abuse, especially paedophilia, has been a sensitive issue in Goa ever since Freddy Peats, an Indian passport holder of German descent, was arrested and convicted for paedophilia in the late 1980s."As it is, India is home to 20 per cent of the world’s children. It also has the dishonour of having the largest number of sexually abused children in the whole world. The oncoming onslaught of child sex tourism, therefore, can only spell further doom for our nation and, more especially, for our state," Ferrao said."The rest of our country perhaps needs to come up with a comprehensive legislation that will effectively deal with this complex problem, both at the national and state levels," he said adding that Goa Children’s Act, for the protection of children’s rights, must be made more stringent. "The need of the hour is to press for a legislation that will forcefully declare zero tolerance for child sexual abuse, particularly for tourism-related crimes against children in India," he said.Goa has a population of 26 percent Christians, a majority of whom are Roman Catholics (RC) and owe allegiance to the influential RC church here.

US: International human trafficking racket busted

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Boston, Jul 15: A major international human trafficking racket has been busted by the US authorities and six people are charged in the same for apparently smuggling people from Brazil and India into the borders in the US.

The US prosecutors on Tuesday, Jun 14 said that it has busted International racket where hundreds of immigrants mostly from Brazil and India were transported to the United States, most of them young women were pushed into the flesh trade.

The prosecutors said that people were smuggled through two routes. The first was through Central America and the second was across the international border between the US and Mexico. The second route , through Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.

So far six arrests have been made for people involved in the network from Massachusetts, Texas and New Jersey.

The six persons charged in New Jersey include Priscilla LNU, Claudinei Pereira Mota, Sanderlei Alves DaCruz, Francismar Da Conceicao, Brazilians Nacip Teotonio Pires and Rubens Da Silva.

The six people involved in the racket could face a minimum sentence of 10 year term in the jail and a pay a fine of $250,000 if they are found guilty.

The young girls who the smugglers to reach the United States were ready to pay the involved debts from what they earned. They agreed on paying them $13,000 to $25,000 once they reached US and worked in strip clubs.

Unable to pay them debts the girls were threatened often that their families would be harmed if they failed to pay the debt, which led to many girls getting into the flesh trade.

"Alien smugglers make big business of exploiting dreams and treating people as human cargo. Smuggling routes snake around the globe, with facilitators and customers colluding to commit crimes," said Paul Fishman, US Attorney, New Jersey.

Dozens arrested for child rape photo trade

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Over two dozen New York residents were busted in a child pornography ring where people swapped images of children as young as one year old being raped and abused, said a Manhattan District Attorney today.
DA Cyrus R Vance, Jr. announced on Tuesday that felony charges have been brought against 26 people for the possession and distribution of violent pornography over the Internet in an investigation that the DA’s Office of Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau has spent five months perusing with the help of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations Child Exploitation Group.
“These images are not pornography or pictures of erotica intended for sexual excitement,” Vance said in a statement. “These are babies, these are toddlers.”
A 32-year-old substitute teacher, a corporate attorney and an employee of a NYC Alice in Wonderland-themes eatery are among those charged for using peer-to-peer file sharing network to trade images. The teacher, Joshua Ruiz of the Bronx, has admitted to having child porn on his computer to investigators—calling it an obsession—and is currently free on $15,000 bail. Court documents reveal that Ruiz says he has “never touched a child sexually in any way.”
Prosecutors, however, argue that Ruiz asked for advice online on how to meet children.
Other involved in the ring, ranging in age from 18 to 63, have allegedly shared pornographic material with other children. One of the men charged is suspected to having coerced a 16-year-old Canadian boy into engaging in a sex act on his webcam while he watched, the investigation reveals.
“These images were disseminated on the Internet, feeding the appetites of pedophiles seeking new victims,” said Vance. The images, “tens of thousands,” he said, were swapped like “baseball cards” and show babies, toddlers and children being raped, assaulted and exploited by adults.
“There are so many images, that sadly, you could choose an age and a sex act, and it would be in these files,” Vance said.
A banker, a high school student, a bartender and a member of the National Guard have all been charged as well.

Tucson police shoot, kill suspect in sex-assault case

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A man wanted in connection with a child sexual assault case was shot and killed in a confrontation with Tucson police downtown Wednesday afternoon.

The shooting happened outside the man’s apartment in the 400 block of South Stone Avenue near Kennedy Street.

Detectives went to the man’s apartment to arrest him on charges of sexual assault of a child and child abuse, said Sgt. Diana Lopez, a Tucson police spokesman. The case, which involves an 8-year-old female victim, had been investigated for several months.

Detectives called for assistance from patrol officers when they went to arrest the man.

Lopez said the man was yelling at police from inside his apartment. He then came out of the apartment carrying a weapon, Lopez said. She would not say what the weapon was.

The man was told several times to drop the weapon but he did not comply with the officers’ commands, she said.

The man posed a lethal threat to officers, she said. Officers then fired an unknown number of times, striking the man.

He was taken to a hospital, where he later died, she said.

The man yelled something about “suicide by cops” at the officers before the shooting, she said.

His name was not released.

Investigators are still on the scene and Stone is blocked off at Simpson and Kennedy streets because of the investigation.

This is the third fatal shooting involved Tucson police in less than three weeks.

Minor girl sexually exploited by 100 odd in Kerala

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Police teams have been sent to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and various parts of Kerala to nab at least 70 persons for alleged sexual exploitation of a 14-year old girl in connivance with her father.

The action came after the girl revealed to police about her sexual exploitation, including by her own father, police said.

The child is being treated for venereal diseases at a government hospital here, according to police who believe that 100 odd persons might be involved in the case, 29 of whom had been arrested in recent days.

The girl told police that her father, who used to do odd roles in Malayalam films, first exploited her and then let many others in the industry and outside to do the same.

Hailing from Paravoor in Ernakulam District, the girl had revealed to a close relative about her plight following which a police complaint was filed some three months ago.

Police said 71 accused are absconding and five squads have been formed to trace them.

The victim had named some persons and a few more have to be identified, Crime Branch SP S. Surendran said.

'We are collecting the details of the accused. There is no information about involvement of politicians,' he said.

Police had arrested a Tamil Nadu PWD contractor two days ago. His car which was used to transport the girl to his farmhouse had been seized.

Boy exposes monster teacher on Facebook

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 Boy exposes monster teacher on Facebook

Nov. 14: The social networking site, Facebook, can do more than just encourage idle chatter among the youth. A student of a city school has used it effectively to expose his teacher’s cruelty.

Siddanth Totla, an Class VIII student of St Paul’s High School in Hyderguda, has posted pictures of the bruises on his body and face which were inflicted by his biology teacher, Mr George, in class, on November 10.

The pictures appear under the caption: George Sir, a teacher or a...Several of Siddanth’s classmates sent in their comments condemning the brutality of the teacher.

Siddanth’s father, Mr Rajendra Totla, a businessman, said, “My son told us that Mr George had beaten him with his hands. I don’t know why the teacher had beaten him up.”

He said his son had to be treated in a hospital and was given psychological counselling. However, somewhat surprisingly, though, he is not keen to pursue the matter.

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Man arrested on molestation charge

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Man arrested on molestation charge

CHENNAI: A man who allegedly molested a minor girl at Mylapore was arrested on Wednesday.

According to police sources, the accused Sahul Hamid (41) of Madhava Perumal Temple Street allegedly molested the four-year-old daughter of his tenant living on the ground floor of his house. When the victim's parents enquired about an injury, the girl said that the suspect had misbehaved with her. Hamid was arrested under Section 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the IPC and provisions of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Harassment of Women Act.

Man held for sexual assault of minor girl

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Man held for sexual assault of minor girl

Pollachi: The police have arrested a local labourer Lenin Michael Nirmal on charges of sexual assault of a nine-year-old girl in Kottur area near Anaimalai in Pollachi taluk.

According to police, the girl studying in Standard Four was taken to a remote place and was sexually assaulted on Wednesday. Following a complaint from the girl, the parents lodged a complaint with the police. Meanwhile, the accused who went absconding was nabbed by the police within few hours from a hide out in Pollachi.

Rathore was not present in Chandigarh when Ruchika committed suicide: CBI

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Rathore was not present in Chandigarh when Ruchika committed suicide: CBI

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has dashed hopes of justice for the family of teenager Ruchika Girhotra, who committed suicide on December 28, 1993, in Chandigarh after being allegedly molested by the then Haryana police chief S P S Rathore. The agency said on Wednesday that Rathore was not present in Chandigarh when Ruchika committed suicide. The CBI also claimed that the allegations of Ashu -- Ruchika's brother -- being tortured is unfounded since the Haryana top cop was away in Delhi on official assignments.

Rathore is serving 18-month jail sentence for molesting Ruchika in 1990, and has filed for a closure in an Amabala court.

The CBI gave a point-by-point rebuttal to all the eight charges made by Ruchika's father S C Girhotra and another four allegations made by Ashu, who claimed that he was taken home in a semi-nude condition and also false cases were slapped on him for an auto theft at the behest of Rathore.

In the first case, Girhotra had alleged that after his daughter consumed poison on December 28, 1993, he was forced by Rathore -- the then inspector general (telecom) -- to take her to PGI Hospital, Chandigarh, and during the post-mortem the magistrate was not called by the police.

In its report, the CBI claimed that the allegations could not be substantiated "as per the documentary evidence and oral testimony of witnesses". As per the closure report, "Ruchika had consumed poison in the morning of December 28, 1993, at her home in Panchkula and that she was taken to PGI hospital by Girhotra and his second wife Veena on their own."

The CBI claimed that the victim was first taken to a nursing home at Sector-8 in Panchkula by her father and stepmother from where she was referred to PGI since the general hospital in the area was undergoing construction. At PGI Chandigarh, the name of Ruchika was mentioned as "Ruby" by her father and during investigation, the CBI claimed that this was her nickname -- a finding that has also been corroborated by the other family members.

Girhotra had claimed that Rathore had given instructions that her daughter's body was not released by the PGI authorities and hence he had to spend the night outside the mortuary. But, his relatives said he came back home once he was told that the body would only be released the following day.

According to the CBI, Ashu's involvement in criminal activities had been revealed by one of his `accomplices' Sandeep Verma, who is alleged to be involved in several cases of auto thefts. Verma was chargeshetted by the police in 14 cases while Ashu in six cases. Another loophole discovered by the CBI in his complaint was that the disclosure given by his co-accused Gajender Singh on December 16, 1993, corroborated Ashu's statement, who was arrested on October 25 and granted bail on November 13.

The arrest of Singh also led to the recovery of six vehicles allegedly stolen by Ashu and his gang. The CBI has found other allegations made by Ashu to be "baseless" following examination of independent witnesses. For instance, contrary to his claims, two of his maternal uncles have corroborated that Ashu was present during his sister's cremation.

Ruchika case: Rathore walks out of jail

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Ruchika molestation case: Rathore walks out of jail

CHANDIGARH: After spending close to six months behind bars, disgraced ex-Haryana DGP SPS Rathore serving a 18-month sentence in the Ruchika molestation case walked free on Friday, a day after the Supreme Court granted bail.

68-year-old Rathore, wearing a white shirt with the infamous smirk back on his face, was released from the high security Burail jail on the outskirts of the city and whisked away in a car after walking a short distance towards the main gate.

Rathore, who was received by his counsel-wife Abha and surrounded by police personnel, did not talk to a strong posse of waiting newsmen and whisked away in his red car.

The release came shortly after Abha fulfilled the legal formalities and furnished a bail bond of Rs one lakh in the court of chief judicial magistrate J S Sidhu.

Still and TV cameramen also jostled for vantage points as the mediamen waited outside the jail premises since morning

Rathore was in jail exactly for 170 days in barrack number Ten as 'B' class prisoner and worked as a librarian for which he earned around Rs 5,000.

The Supreme Court while granting Rathore bail on Thursday had also ordered that he would not leave the country without the prior permission of the CJM. Rathore had challenged his conviction and the enhanced sentence before the apex court.

It had also taken note of the fact that the CBI had closed two of the three fresh cases against him with the probe into the abetment to suicide charge still underway.

Ruchika, 14, a budding tennis player, had committed suicide three years after being molested by Rathore on August 12, 1990.

A sessions court had on May 25 this year increased Rathore's jail term from six months to one-and-a-half years while allowing CBI and the Ruchika Girhotra family's appeal for enhancement of the punishment.

Rathore has been lodged in Burail jail in Chandigarh since May 25 after his punishment was enhanced.

Punjab and Haryana High Court had on September 1 dismissed Rathore's appeal challenging his conviction and the sentence, saying his conduct as a top official was "shameful".

Bus driver gets life term for rape, abetting suicide

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Bus driver gets life term for rape, abetting suicide

MANGALORE: Twenty-one months after a 15-year-old student of Pompei High School, Aikala, ended her life on February 11, 2009, at her residence over the alleged humiliation after being found in the company of a boy from another community, the second additional district and sessions judge H Sanjeeva Kumar on Thursday sentenced the boy, accused of sexually assaulting her, to life imprisonment.

The judge directed accused Abdul Saleem (27) to 10-year imprisonment under Section 366 of IPC (kidnapping, abducting or inducing a woman to compel her marriage), and life imprisonment each under Sections 305 (abetment of suicide of child or insane person) and 376 (punishment for rape) of IPC and fined him Rs 15,000, Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000 for each of these offences. The fine amount would be paid to the parents of the victim.

Since all these sentences shall run concurrently, Saleem, 26 years when arrested in this case, in effect would be undergoing life imprisonment.

The student was allegedly harassed by right-wing elements for her proximity to Saleem, after being spotted at a secluded place with him. Persons who spotted them informed the police, who took the student and Saleem in to their custody.

Given the sensitivity of the case, state police chief Ajai Kumar Singh directed the CoD (now CID) to investigate the case, 48-hours after the incident was reported.

'More than 50% Indian kids face sexual abuse'

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'More than 50% Indian kids face sexual abuse'

LONDON: In a shocking revelation, more than 50% children interviewed for a survey in India to determine the extent of violence against them said they had faced sexual abuse. In total, 12,500 school kids in 13 states between five and 18, as well as otherwise, took part in the research.

The report by Plan International, a children's organization here, said India is dubiously ranked third among 13 countries in terms of estimated economic cost of corporal punishment. Plan calculated that anything between $1.4 billion and $7.4 billion was lost every year in India by way of social benefits because of physical ill-treatment in schools. This is premised on how the larger economy is affected by the impact of such punishment, causing poor pupils' attendance and academic performance.

Only the US and Brazil suffered greater economic damage in the same sphere. Plan also studied Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Jordan and Egypt.

According to Plan's findings, corporal punishment is widespread in Indian schools, despite being illegal. More than 65% children, its report claimed, said they were beaten. A majority of such victims are in state schools.

The study also discovered that caste and gender discrimination was the major cause of violence against children. It said many students abandoned their studies because of such humiliation, which included hitting with hands or sticks, making them stand in various positions for long periods and tying them to chairs. More boys (54%) than girls (45%) were subjected to corporal punishment.

Plan blamed "societal acceptance of violence as a form of discipline" for it and pointed to a lack of awareness about children's rights in India. In the schools surveyed, there were at least five beatings of students a day.

Interestingly, many among the students interviewed believed corporal punishment was sometimes necessary. Students in Assam, Mizoram and UP reported highest rates of corporal punishment, while Rajasthan and Goa the lowest. Plan's conclusions are based on Overseas Development Institute, a UK thinktank, research. The institute's sources included government of India data on child abuse in the country.

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