*Sep 26 2010* *Chandigarh :* Deposing before the court during resumed hearing of the infamous Nari Niketan rape case, a doctor with the Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32 said that the 19-year-old rape victim had conceived on March 15 last year. The statements assume significance as the victim was shifted from Nari Niketan, home for the destitute to Ashreya, home for the mentally challenged on March 13, 2009.
She was found to be pregnant in May when the police booked nine persons, employees of Nari Niketan and Ashreya,on charges of gangrape. The police have booked Bhupinder Singh, Jamuna Parsad, Kamla, Vijender and Maya, employees of Nari Niketan and Naresh, Bhagwandeep, Davinder and Chotu, employees of Ashreya for the crime. The DNA of Chotu had matched that of the child delivered by the victim in December last year. Dr Radhika Rathore of GMCH-32 reportedly told the court of additional district and session judge GC Garg that on May 18, 2009, when the authorities of Nari Niketan brought her to hospital for medical examination, at that time victim was pregnant and she had conceived on March 15. She also said that the age of the victim at that time was somewhere between 19 and 20 years. “With the doctor’s statements, it is clear that the victim conceived during her stay in Ashreya and not Nari Niketan. The DNA of the child had also matched with that of Ashreya employee,” said defence counsel Harish Bhardawaj. http://www.indianexpress.com/story-print/688199/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
