The brutal rape of a 12-year-old girl has sparked outrage in India after surveillance footage showed people chasing away the bloodied and half-naked teenager as she pleaded for help for two hours, according to reports.
Authorities say a rickshaw driver is now in custody in the horrific attack in the central Indian city of Ujjain after the battered youth was rescued by a Hindu priest on Wednesday, the BBC reported.
“He cannot speak,” priest Rahul Sharma told reporters.
“His eyes are swollen. I then asked what happened but he spoke in a language I did not understand. I also gave him a pen and paper but he couldn’t write anything either.”
The unidentified girl was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she underwent surgery, according to reports.
The suspect, identified as Bharat Soni by The Tribune of India on Thursday, was charged over the attack.
Heartbreaking video of the battered youth stumbling and knocking on the door for help on Monday.
At one point a bystander was seen waving him around as he pleaded for help — sparking widespread outrage sparked by the disturbing footage.
Disturbing surveillance footage shows a bloodied and half-naked 12-year-old rape victim pleading for help for two hours in India on Monday — with a bystander waving her off. A local rickshaw driver has now been charged in the attack.NDTV
The horrific incident even prompted local police to line up to donate blood, the outlet said.
“We will take care of him in every way,” Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told the Tribune. “He is my son and also a citizen of the country, and we will make sure that the accused gets a severe punishment.”
According to the BBC, the girl was reported missing from the town of Stana – more than 430 miles from where she was found – on Sunday.
A 12-year-old rape victim who was reported missing in India on Sunday turned up the next day more than 430 miles from her home. The two-hour video of the girl pleading for help has sparked widespread outrage in the country. NDTV
After the video surfaced, the police also questioned several people who had been in contact with the girl.
“Five people who came in contact with the girl are being interrogated,” Ujjain police officer Sachin Sharma told news agency ANI Thursday.
He said the girl was “incoherent and initially unable to provide any details of her whereabouts”.
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