Six-year-old rape survivor ordered to marry son of her rapist.
The shocking decision of a community panchayat in India, which ordered a six years old rape survivor to marry her alleged rapist's son earlier this week, had come on the request of the girl's parents.
The 40 years old neighbour allegedly raped the girl twice, a fortnight ago and again on Wednesday in Kota, Rajasthan.
"He locked her in a room and raped her. Instead of registering a police complaint, elders belonging to the girl's caste called a panchayat (village council) meeting," a police official said.
The girl's parents had approached the panchayat, asking it to prevail upon the alleged 40-year-old rapist to get his son married to their daughter.
Child marriages are common in Rajasthan with betrothals often taking place in childhood while the girls are sent to their marital homes on attaining puberty.
"His son is 10-12 years old, so we said let them get married or engaged at least for now and when they are adults, we will get them formally married," the girl's mother said.
The parents made the request to save their 'honour' as they felt they would not be able to find a match for their child after the incident.
But the accused refused to obey the panchayat order, offering instead to marry the minor himself.
"He refused to obey the panchayat but said he can marry her. How can a 40-year-old man marry a small child?" the child's grandfather said.
It was then that the girl's family approached the police, which arrested the accused on Thursday.
However, the extent of their authority and extrajudicial decrees has come under scrutiny in recent years, especially in light of the councils' stance on "honor killings," a practice in which a family member thought to have brought shame on the family is killed.
The reported assaults against the six years old girl are the most recent in a series of attacks in northern India. Last month, Jaipur police said a father confessed to raping his three years old daughter and blamed his wife for denying him sex.
Its not only surprising that such practices exist in today's day and age. But, the lack of awareness is the biggest hindrance to eradicate it all.
What do you think should be the outcome in cases like this? Post your comments below.
Source : NDTV.com, TimesofIndia.com, huffigntonpost.ca
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