HYDERABAD: Ninteen-year-old Pratyusha, who was subjected to brutal torture by her stepmother and father, was on Wednesday sent to the government girls’ hostel in Keesara after she met and had lunch chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao at his camp office.
The CM and his ministers Nayini Narasimha Reddy and Kadiyam Srihari had lunch with her after the High Court of Hyderabad directed the LB Nagar Police to take her to the CM’s residence as earlier suggested by himself. KCR, who shared his personal mobile number with Pratyusha, asked her to approach him for any help, anytime.
With the high court leaving the issue of her rehabilitation to the chief minister, he directed Education minister Kadiyam Srihari to take care of her education and accomodation.
KCR also instructed Rangareddy district collector M Raghunandan Rao and Cyberabad Police commissioner CV Anand to regularly check her well-being.
The CM also directed the officials concerned to open a bank account in the name of Pratyusha and sanctioned Rs 5 lakh towards her rehabilitation from the CM’s relief fund. “Study well and reach a respectable position. That will be the biggest revenge towards the people who tortured you. You can come to my home anytime and we are all with you,” the chief minister assured her.
Earlier in the morning, Pratyusha was discharged from the Aware Global Hospital in LB Nagar and produced before the high court. The 19-year-old, who was subjected to mind-numbing torture by her stepmother Chamundeswari alias Shyamala (35) and father Ramesh (45) for the past seven months, was rescued by child rights body, Balala Hakkula Sangham and LB Nagar Police, on July 8.
She was immediately taken to hospital for treatment as she had acid burns on her face and injuries all over her body. The Chief Minister had paid a visit to her at the hospital and invited her to his residence once she was discharged. He had also assured her that his family would take care of her.