Shelter home rape: Gauhati HC issues notices to govt, police

Guwahati | Saturday | 19th January, 2019

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I want justice,” the woman had earlier said.In a letter to Utsah, a child rights organisation, the woman alleged that Goswami used to drug and then rape her during her stay at the shelter home. GUWAHATI: Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports of an alleged rape of a minor girl in a child shelter home in upper Assam’s Sivasagar district last month, the Gauhati high court on Friday issued notices to the state government, Assam state commission for protection of child rights and state police. The woman survived the suicide attempt and was later shifted to the city for medical treatment and counselling. The matter came to light after the woman tried to commit suicide last month, following the alleged failure of the district police to act on her complaint. I am ashamed to speak about these things over and over again to different authorities..