Mother files complaint in Silchar; "My 8-year-old daughter is bleeding after her cousin molested her"

A Police complaint was filed by a mother going against the will of the family. The mother informed that her brother-in-law’s son has been molesting her daughter and each time she thought about complaining, she was threatened against it.

Silchar resident, in her complaint, writes that she got to know about the molestation first in April. She alleged, her 8-year-old daughter was assaulted and molested when she was not at home. “The son of my brother-in-law threatened her that she must not open her mouth or else her parents will be killed. But after we got to know about the incident, we asked him and he apologised. He said that he will not do anything like this ever again.”

The Das family was adamant that the mother should not lodge an official Police complaint. She says, “Again last month, he did something similar. He lured her with chocolate and took her at a dark corner. He then forced himself on her and that is when my 8-year-old started screaming. Hearing that, I rushed to see what happened and found that he was trying to unbutton my daughter’s pants. As he saw me, he rushed away from the spot and said that if we discuss this matter, we will get beaten.”

As the “Prestige” of the Das family was at stake, the mother said she was insisted against lodging a complaint. “Last week my daughter started bleeding while urinating. We rushed to the doctor and she has been admitted to a private nursing home. The doctor advised us to lodge a Police complaint. It took the blood of my daughter to make me realise that I have done a mistake and should have lodged the complaint way back. Son of my brother in law is absconding and the Police said they will chase him down,” the mother added.

Officer in charge of Malugram Town Police Outpost confirmed that they have received the complaint. “The incident happened in April and the complaint is being filed in June. We have got the complaint and now we will investigate the matter. Accused is absconding.”

Barak Bulletin spoke with the treating doctor. The doctor confirmed that the 8-year-old has been admitted to the hospital and is currently under treatment. “She was presented with Urinary tract infections (UTIs) and we are treating that. Yes, the family briefed us about an untoward incident but that is something for the Police to ascertain. UTIs can be due to various reasons and it won’t be possible to medically justify a direct correlation with rape or molestation that has allegedly happened a few months back. However, it is the Police’s prerogative to ascertain,” said the doctor.

The doctor added that the patient is currently stable and doing well.

Please Note: We have intentionally kept the name of the mother, victim, accused, treating doctor, and hospital undisclosed. According to the Supreme Court guidelines, in the case of a sexual assault on a minor, no detail should be shared that could lead to the identity of the victim. In this case, the victim and accused belong to the same family, and therefore we have kept the names secret. Requesting our readers to respect the privacy of the minor and not disclose any details.