HUBBALLI: She was allegedly used as a sex slave for three years by a gang of men and later left to fend for herself after she became pregnant.
Her horror story came to light in a government hospital, when, after delivering the child, she was reluctant to take the baby with her.
The hospital authorities helped her file a case against the alleged rapists, but six months on, the culprits are yet to be arrested.
The young woman, who was working with a catering service, was a minor when she was first raped by her boyfriend. Later, using threats, her boyfriend forced her to have sex with two other men.
Police sources added that she used to be regularly taken to a government office premises on Karwar Road where the three men would rape her.
They threatened to kill her if she revealed it to anyone. When she became pregnant, she narrated the ordeal to her mother.
Her father had already abandoned them. The mother and daughter remained silent and she gave to birth to a child in a government hospital in Duragdabail in Old Hubballi.
The incident came to light when she was about to be discharged from hospital and refused to take the baby. That’s when hospital staff learnt about her story. They helped her file a case at Old Hubballi police station.
Six months on, the rape victim waits for justice while her child is in a government orphanage.
The police have remained tight-lipped about the case and only revealed that they have got clues about the culprits. Police Commissioner Pandurang Rane said, “It is a very sensitive case, we are committed to providing justice to the victim. We will arrest the accused soon.”