The minor girl has been granted police protection by SP, Ajmer (Representative Image) | Photo Credit: BCCL

Ajmer: A disquieting series of events have come to light from Rajasthan where police in Ajmer concluded that a girl who was sexually abused and allegedly impregnated by a religious leader was 'possessed by evil spirits'. The matter came to light only after a Kishangarh-based NGO decided to file a complaint against local cops for their erroneous investigation into the matter.

Raksha Sharma, an advocate who runs NGO Sakhi Saheli told Times of India that he possesses a sonography report of the minor girl which confirms that she is indeed pregnant. Sharma also claims that the girl and her family are being pressurised to abort the child by the religious leader and his followers.

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Parents of the minor girl are coercing her to abort since they do not wish to defame the 'guru', said the advocate. Sharma goes further to claim that the doctor who performed the girl's sonography is ready to testify in court and told her how the parents were warned that abortion might pose a danger to the girl's life.

A police investigation into the matter was prompted after the NGO intercepted the girl's sonography report and filed a complaint with the district legal aid authority. Acting on the complaint, the superintendent of police (SP) assigned police protection to the minor and deputed Station House Officer (SHO) Gagel Suman to probe the allegations. In its report, Gagel's team concluded that the minor girl is not pregnant, adding that she is 'possessed by evil spirits'.

Going by inputs accumulated by advocate Raksha Sharma and her NGO Sakhi Saheli, the girl was being tutored by the religious guru who allegedly traumatised and raped her for several months. Afraid of being ostracised by their community, the girl's parents are ready to sacrifice their daughter, added Sharma who has decided to move the high court over this case.

Responding to reports, SHO Gagel Suman said that statements of the girl and her parents have been recorded and submitted to the SP of Ajmer. However, the police officer made no mention about the allegations levelled against their handling of the issue.

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