The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) has received a complaint from a 17 year old girl who has alleged that her maternal uncles tried to sexually assault her while her mother and grandmother did nothing despite being aware of the situation. The complainant who arrived in the commission on Monday mentioned to the chairperson of SCPCR, Usha Negi that she basically belongs to Haryana but she was living with her uncles and grandmother in Dehradun during the lockdown. Her mother was living with a man she had an affair with along with her younger sister and brother in Haryana about which the complainant came to know later, said Negi. When her mother returned to her grandmother’s house, the complainant told her about the attempt of sexual assault but her mother did not support her, said Negi. However, the younger sister of the complainant mentioned to her that the man living with them in Haryana sexually abused her too, informed Negi. She further informed that the complainant told about this to her father who took his children back to Haryana where they have filed a complaint against the mother and her alleged partner.
Negi said that the complainant arrived in the commission with her father and since the complainant was a minor, the commission provided her counselling too. Negi stated that she has written to the deputy inspector general/senior superintendent of police of Dehradun to submit the investigation report and actions to be taken against the culprits within 15 days.
Tuesday, 24 November 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
