Deaf and mute, silence prevails at rape victim’s house

Aakanksha N Bhardwaj

Tribune News Service

Goraya (Jalandhar), Jan 18

A different kind of silence prevails at Pasla village in Goraya where a 21-year-old deaf-mute girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour. The girl’s home has been in the news after the incident. Despite the turmoil, the girl is trying to lead a normal life.

Perhaps due to her condition, she doesn’t know how to react to the cruelty and helps her mother in household chores and keeps despondency away.

Her mother says her daughter is suffering and she wants justice for her.

The mother even said she was not well.

“My husband is a labourer and it is important for us to lead a normal life. The incident has made things tough for us,” she added. The family members of the victim were in Phagwara to attend a marriage function. They came to know about the incident after they returned home.

“The accused had thought that her daughter is deaf and mute, so she would not be able to identify him. But my daughter told me everything and explained who had raped her,” said the mother in a trembling voice.

SHO Goraya said the accused had been lodged in Kapurthala jail.

However, a different theory has also been surfacing with the accused family along with the sarpanch claiming that their son has been framed falsely in the incident.

The medical report of the victim may prove to be helpful in solving the case. SP (Investigation) Balkar Singh said the medical examination had been conducted and its report is yet to come.

He said after receiving information about the rape, an FIR was registered and the accused was lodged in Kapurthala jail.

“Now, the other party has also approached us and said a conspiracy had been hatched against the accused. The youth’s family is saying he has not raped the girl. We will examine the case accordingly,” said Balkar Singh.