MP gangrape victim gets psychological counselling for trauma

Doctors treating the minor girl who was gang-raped in Mandsaur on June 26 have said that her condition was improving and she was being counselled by psychiatrists to recover from the trauma.

The eight-year-old, who was raped and left severely injured by two persons on June 26, is undergoing treatment at Indore's Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital.

MYH superintendent V S Pal said that the help of psychiatrists was being taken to ensure that she recovered as soon as possible from the trauma caused by the incident.

"After the incident, the child was in shock and was very scared. But now her face shows less fear than earlier," Pal, himself a psychiatrist, told reporters today.

After counselling the minor victim, psychiatrist Swati Prasad said, "The child is talking about things which she likes, such as her favourite game, food and TV serial etc. These are very positive signs which means she is recovering from the trauma. Gradually her mental state will get stronger."