NCW pulls up authorities for plight of MP woman

Terming the alleged sale and rape of the woman, who hails from Madhdevda village as "unusual case of misuse of rights of women", NCW member Charu Wali Khanna said the district administration has done nothing to ensure safety of the victim.

"It was an unusual case of misuse of rights granted to a woman as the victim was first subjected to child marriage, harassed for dowry and then raped by six persons," Khanna told reporters after meeting the victim at her village.

Pulling up the administration for shirking its responsibility, Khanna said those responsible for her plight are roaming free and openly threatening family members from her father's side.

She also demanded adequate security for the victim and her kin.

Khanna said the rising crime against women in Madhya Pradesh is the matter of great concern and she would soon meet Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on the issue.

"NCW has taken the suo motu cognisance of the matter and would ensure that the victim gets adequate financial assistance," she said.

The ordeal for the victim began when she got married as a minor to one Anand Kurmi in 2005 at Tyonda village. However, soon after marriage her husband and his relatives started harassing her to bring Rs 1 lakh in cash from her parents, police had said.

While she was forced to live in a cow shed at her husband's village, his acquaintance Guddu Maharaj allegedly raped her taking advantage of her plight. (More)