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Girl’s death exposes system failure in sheltering POCSO victims
The Hindu
Questions being raised on allowing victims to rejoin families
The death of an 18-year-old girl who had been extensively abused by different men in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts in the last couple of years has exposed the failure of the government system in providing care and shelter to victims of rape.
The girl was found dead at her house at Tenhipalam on Thursday. Her mother said that the girl had attempted to commit suicide many times before and that her requests to the authorities to give treatment and counselling to the girl had fallen on deaf ears. “None cared for my daughter,” she sobbed.
The girl had been raped by several men and three cases were registered at Feroke Police Station under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The rape had taken place when they lived near Feroke in Kozhikode district. Another case for sexual abuse was also registered at Kondotty Police Station.