SC panel seeks report on ‘sexual abuse’ of Dalit girl

Mansa, June 15

A day after a girl was allegedly sexually exploited by a BJP leader in Budhladha area of Mansa district, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes has taken note of the matter.

NCSC Director Kaushal Kumar, in a letter to the Mansa DC and SSP, has sought an action taken report within a week. Meanwhile, the accused is on the run and police teams have been constituted to arrest him. Kumar, in the letter, has asked the authorities concerned to provide details of the nature of crime, name and address of the victim, details of the accused, sections in the FIR, number of accused arrested and compensation provided to the victim.

The Tribune had recently reported registration of a case against Prem Garg, a former district secretary of the BJP, for allegedly sexually exploiting a girl in Budhlada following a complaint by the victim’s sister. The girl, in her mid-20s, had tried to end her life by consuming a poisonous substance. The victim’s sister had, in her complaint, claimed Garg, a municipal councillor of the Budhlada Nagar Council, had taken pictures of the victim in a compromising position and blackmailed her. — TNS