Rajasthan: 30-year-old man buys 13-year-old UP girl, forcibly marries and sexually abuses her

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Updated Sep 11, 2020 | 06:11 IST

A man from Rajasthan's Chittorgarh sexually assaulted a 13-year-old from UP's Sonbadhr for several months after buying and forcibly marrying her.

Minor girl sexually assaulted by a man in Rajasthan [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images

Key Highlights

On February 14, the minor survivor's neighbour, identified as Lakshmi Dadeech, brought her to Chittorgarh on the pretext of a tour

She sold her off for Rs 2.70 lakh to one Basanti Lal Dadeech of Babrana village for marriage

Lal and his elder brother allegedly thrashed the girl when she called up her parents and narrated her ordeal

Jaipur: In a horrifying incident, a 30-year-old man from Babrana village of Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district allegedly bought a 13-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbadhr, forcibly married her at a public gathering seven months ago and then sexually abused her for several months.

After suffering for several months, the minor girl somehow managed to call the Childline helpline, following which she was rescued. Currently, she is staying at a shelter home in the district. On Wednesday, the survivor narrated her story to Dr Shailendra Pandya, a member of Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Children, while he was on a visit to the shelter home.

Neighbour sold the minor girl, says shelter home in-charge

According to Bhojraj Singh, in-charge of the shelter home, the girl is a native of UP’s Sonbhadra, where she resided with her parents, a brother and two sisters. She was a Class 6 student. The family’s neighbour Lakshmi Dadeech is married to a Bhilwara resident, identified as Satyanarayan. On February 14, Lakshmi, on the pretext of a tour, brought the minor girl to Chittorgarh, where she was sold off to one Basanti Lal Dadeech of Babrana village for Rs 2.70 lakh, according to a report by The Times of India.

Man, his elder brother thrash minor girl after she calls parents

After paying the money, Lal took the teenager to his village, married her at a mass gathering, and then sexually assaulted her. The minor survivor said that Lal and his elder brother thrashed her mercilessly when she called up her parents and narrated her ordeal. Her parents told her that they would take her back once the lockdown restrictions get lifted, but Lal did not let her speak to them after that, she added.