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12 year old Dalit girl gang-raped by rickshaw driver and his friend

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July 1, 2011

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Mangalore, July 1: In a gruesome incident, a 12-year old Dalit girl was allegedly raped on the outskirts of the city by two persons including an auto-rickshaw driver, who has been identified as Manjoj Shetty (35), a resident of Sunkadakatte.

The incident, which took place last week, came to light very lately as the victim, who is a resident of Kompadavu village, initially hesitated to reveal it to her parents.

It is said that Shetty dragged the girl into his auto-rickshaw, while she was walking towards here school, and took her to his house on June 24. He also invited one of his friends to the house.

According to a complaint lodged by the victim's mother at Bajpe police station, both Shetty and his friend raped the girl and threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident to her parents.

The girl was in shock and refused to go to school after the incident. However, on Wednesday she finally disclosed the incident to her mother.

Bajpe police said bot the accused have been absconding after a case was registered against them.

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Referring to a recent social media post alleging that police personnel had entered a masjid premises to check whether beef was being cooked, the commissioner said miscreants were attempting to push their communal agenda. 

“A group of people, both from Mangaluru and abroad, are trying hard to spread rumours. For the past 10 days, they have been attempting to rake up old issues, highlight routine matters as controversies, or fabricate news altogether,” he said.

He reiterated that any such attempts to disturb communal harmony would invite legal action. “Cases will be registered and the accused will be brought to book,” he stated.

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