The ladies’ mom had left their alcoholic father, who would usually beat her. Four-and-a-half years in the past, the daddy, unable to look after the youngsters on his personal, despatched them to a distant relative couple, recognized as Bajrang Karbhari Salunkhe (39) and his spouse, Sheetal Bajrang Salunkhe (40), who had promised to be their guardians. The couple, nonetheless, subjected the ladies now aged: 19, 16, 14 and 10, to years of sexual exploitation.
The eldest sister’s ordeal started when she was 15. “I used to be repeatedly assaulted by the uncle, and once I sought assist from the aunt, she blamed me for the abuse. At 16, uncle offered me for ₹1 lakh in a compelled marriage to a person in his 40s. He was an alcoholic and would beat and rape me,” she mentioned.
After three months, she ran away and returned to her uncle’s home, not understanding the place else to go. She was additionally involved concerning the security of her youthful sisters in that home. Upon her return, the sexual violence resumed and engulfed her sisters.
Her life took a flip earlier this 12 months when she turned 19. She was offered right into a second marriage at ₹1.5 lakh to a 22-year-old man, who occurred to be her saviour.
During a go to again to her uncle’s home in August this 12 months, she learnt that her cousin who’s Class 10, had begun assaulting her sisters too. An tried assault by her cousin and uncle, prompted her to lastly reveal every thing to her husband who knowledgeable the panchyat.
Soon, Snehalaya’s Udaan challenge, which works in direction of ending youngster marriage and violence in opposition to ladies and kids, bought concerned.
“Through our challenge, we’ve fashioned a baby safety committee in each gram panchayat who maintain figuring out such instances and informing us. This collaboration works seamlessly as these individuals stay within the village and are conscious of their neighbourhood,” mentioned Praveen Kadam, challenge supervisor at Snehalaya’s Udaan.
On September 17, Snehalaya volunteer Pooja Dahatonde knowledgeable the Rahuri Police concerning the household following which they fashioned a particular workforce.
The workforce rescued the ladies in a midnight operation. Police Inspector Sanjay Thenge mentioned, “We fashioned a particular workforce together with Police Sub-Inspectors Raju Jadhav, Rahul Yadav, Shakur Syed, Ganesh Lipane, Ankush Bhosale, Pramod Dhakne, Nadeem Sheikh, Satish Kurhade, MPOCO Meena Nachan, and girls officers Vandana Pawar, Shivani Gaikwad, and Anjali Gurve.
In the presence of Executive Magistrate Sopan Bachkar and impartial witnesses, the workforce verified the knowledge and carried out the rescue operation round 12.30 a.m. The victims had been counselled and admitted to Snehalaya for care and rehabilitation.”
Police arrested the accused and booked them underneath Sections 376, 376(2)(n) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4, 8, and 12 of the POCSO Act.
He added, “The operation was carried out underneath the steerage of Superintendent of Police (SP) Somnath Gharge, Additional SP Somnath Wakhchaure and sub- Divisional police officer Jay Datta Bhavar from Shrirampur, Ahilyanagar. In final one 12 months, as a part of Operation Muskan, a authorities initiative (to rescue and rehabilitate lacking, trafficked and exploited youngsters), a complete of 86 ladies who had been kidnapped or sexually abused have been rescued.”
Though the ladies are rescued however the life forward is lengthy and difficult for them, Mr. Kadam mentioned, “We are additionally counselling the husband as a result of sooner or later, in case there may be any heated argument between the couple which occurs in any relationship, he mustn’t take these incidents out that occurred to her up to now, in anger.”
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