The bodies of the three sisters who went missing from thier school on the Valentine day in Maharashtra were yesterday found in a well in their hometown in Bhandara district, just 65 kms from Nagpur.The postmortem report clearly mentions that the girls were raped and were also subjected to unnatural sexual abuse, said Rajendra Singh. The sisters, aged 11, 9 and 6 were raped by the stangers
Acoording to their grandfather, they were lured away by strangers who promised them food. The girls had lost their father four years ago. Their mother works as a daily wage labourer. The family lives in abject poverty.
Meanwhile, in Mumbai, home minister R R Patil ordered suspension of Lakhni police station officer Munde for dereliction of duties.
the police formed five teams to search the culprits involved in the heinous crime and announced Rs50,000 reward for anyone giving information about them. The informant's name will be kept secret, said special IGP Rajendra Singh who visited the police station. Lakhni police have registered offences under sections 376,302 and 201 of IPC against unidentified persons in the case.
The villagers say that the police first tried to describe the deaths as "accidental" and got serious about the investigation only after villagers protested on the streets.
Yesterday, Union Minister Praful Patel who represents Maharashtra in parliament visited the mother of the three girls at her home.
"As a father of three daughters, I am appalled at the atrocity committed on these girls. I have raised the matter with the chief minister to ensure financial assistance to the widow, speedy investigation and a fast track trial of the accused," Mr Patel said.
"The incident is extremely deplorable and painful. I appeal to the people to maintain calm and cooperate with the law-enforcers," Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said in a statement today.
Culled from NDTV, TIMES OF INDIA
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