Dalit girl raped by three, sold for Rs 50,000

AHMEDABAD: A 24-year-old girl was abducted and raped by a group of three persons in Amraiwadi. She was then sold for Rs 50,000 to a prospective groom in a village of Amreli. The girl was abandoned by her husband and in-laws last week when they realised that she was not from the same caste.

The victim was sent for medical examination after she filed a complaint with the Amraiwadi police on Monday. The Dalit girl, a resident of Baliyanagar in Amraiwadi, used to work as a skilled labourer at Bharti Estate near Rabari Colony.

As per her complaint, she was abducted by a co-worker Manu Vankar who took her to an isolated spot in Bhuriyo Rabari's autorickshaw. There she was raped by Vankar. Later, one Lagha Bharwad also violated her modesty.

According to police, the gang held her captive for more than six months at different places in Ahmedabad district and elsewhere where she was repeatedly raped by Vankar. Then they took her to several villages to pass her off as a prospective bride. They finally struck a deal at Jambuda village in Amreli district where they got Rs 50,000 and forced her to marry Gabhru Rabari.

"Vankar had told Gabhru that the girl was an orphan and has been in their care since many years," said M S Sindha, inspector of Amraiwadi police station.

Soon after the marriage in November, 2010, Gabhru noticed his wife's behaviour suspicious and when he confronted her, the girl told him her tale of woes. Furious, Gabhru tried to hunt down the trio who had duped him but in vain. He then left her near her residence in Amraiwadi last week. The girl later lodged a complaint with Amraiwadi police.

"We have sent the victim to Civil Hospital for clinical examination. The case will subsequently be transferred to the city's SC/ST cell for further investigation," said Sindha.