Summary:
It was AWPS Musiri which brought the girl to the hospital in the morning and admitted her for the procedure. The doctors took preliminary tests and fixed the procedure for Friday.The girl was the victim of rape by a 56-year-old man at a village near Musiri on the outskirts of Trichy . On August 14, the court gave its permission for the procedure and ordered the dean of MGMGH to carry out MTP on August 16 itself. However, district child protection officer M Geetha and chairperson of the child welfare committee (CWC) said that they had no powers to decide on the MTP. Later, they moved the court seeking a direction considering her under age and the health complications of carrying a baby at a very little age and her future..