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Minor baby raped by cousin underwent surgery for three hours
New Delhi : An eight-month-old baby, sexually assaulted by her cousin, has undergone a three-hour-long surgery to repair the tears in her private parts at the city’s Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, said doctors on Tuesday.
According to a doctor, the surgery was performed on Tuesday morning and the patient is currently in ICU and out of danger.
“The surgery was performed this morning to repair damages of her private parts. It went on for three hours. She currently is out of danger and in the ICU,” a senior paediatrics surgeon told.
The eight-month-old baby girl was sexually assaulted by her cousin in the national capital.
Police said the incident occurred on Sunday when the baby’s parents had gone to their work places and left her with other family members in west Delhi’s Shakurpur Basti.
“The victim’s family stays on the first floor of their house and the other family members on the ground floor in Shakurpur Basti. Accused Suraj, 28, who is a cousin of the child, took her to the other part of the building on the pretext of playing with her and sexually assaulted her,” a senior police officer said.
“When her mother, who works as a maid in the area, returned home, she found her daughter unconscious lying in a pool of blood. She informed her husband, who is a manual labourer. They took her to a hospital and informed the police,” he said.
“During investigation, Suraj turned out to be the prime suspect. After he was grilled, he fled the home. This confirmed their suspicion of his involvement in the crime. He was later traced and arrested,” he added.
The baby suffered severe injuries to her vital organs.
“Suraj has confessed to his crime. The family used to leave the baby at home with cousins and other family members while going for work. A case has been registered against Suraj under the provisions of POSCO,” the officer added.
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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story
The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.
In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).
The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.
The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.
Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.
In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.
The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.