Rajasthan SHOCKER: Ragpicker’s 3-Yr-Old Daughter Abducted, Raped In Jodhpur; Bite Marks Found On Body, Face

The 3-year-old child was sleeping outside a temple in Jodhpur, Rajasthan with her parents when she was abducted and raped by an unidentified man during early hours on Sunday.

Amidst the nationwide outrage over the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, a horrifying incident of sexual assault of a toddler was reported from Jodhpur district in Rajasthan where the three-year-old daughter of a ragpicker was allegedly abducted and raped by an unidentified man during wee morning hours.

According to the police, the 3-year-old child was sleeping outside a temple with her parents when she was abducted by an unidentified man during early hours on Sunday.

Later, a woman found the toddler wrapped in a stole at around 6:30 am in the morning when she came to the spot to set up her stall, the police said, adding that the child had bruises, and bite marks on her lips and back when she was found.

“Acting on the information, the police reached the spot and took the girl for medical examination, which confirmed that she was raped. A forensic team was also called to examine the spot,” a senior official said.

CCTV camera showed a man taking the girl away around 2 AM on Sunday, said Assistant Commissioner of Police Anil Kumar, adding the police are checking the CCTV recordings and efforts are underway to identify the accused.

Another senior police official said the family, originally from Madhya Pradesh, live in a slum in Jodhpur.

The child’s father is a ragpicker, while her mother suffers from mental health problems. The victim has a five-year-old older brother, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Rajesh Kumar Yadav.

Police are making efforts to identify and arrest the accused at the earliest, Yadav said, adding further investigation in the case is underway.

(With PTI inputs)