Six-year-old raped, eyes gouged out in MP's Damoh district

A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and her eyes gouged out by an unidentified person near her house in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district, police said on Thursday (April 23). The incident took place at a village in Jabera tehsil on Wednesday evening, they added.

The minor girl was playing outside her house with other children when an unidentified person took him to an isolated place and rape her, said District Superintendent of Police (DSP) Hemant Chauhan. She was found in an abandoned room near her house on Thursday morning, he added.

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“We found that her eyes were damaged by the accused, who also inflicted injuries on her face. We rushed the victim to a hospital in Jabera tehsil in a critical condition. From there she was taken to a hospital in Jabalpur, where doctors are operating on her eyes,” Chauhan said.

Asked whether her eyes were completely damaged in the incident, Chauhan said that according to a local doctor the minor’s eyes were swollen so much that he could not check the retinas. A police team has accompanied the girl and her family to Jabalpur, where she is being currently treated.

The police have launched a hunt to nab the accused, who is suspected to be a local resident, said the DSP. Reports suggest police have questioned a number of suspects and are working on some leads.

(With inputs from agencies)