Bangalore, Jan 2 (DHNS): As the City soaked in the New Year revellery on Monday, two minor girls were allegedly raped in DJ Halli and Machohalli Colony on Magadi Road.

An unidentified man raped eight-year-old Sabina (name changed) late on Monday in DJ Halli.

The police said that they have formed three  teams to trace the suspect as the girl does not know him and is unable provide any information that would be of help in identifying him.

“With there being no evidence, we are awaiting the medical report to ascertain if she was raped,” a police officer said, adding that the girl had been admitted in Ambedkar Medical College Hospital.

In his police complaint, Fayaz Pasha, 35, said that his daughter went to attend a New Year function in DJ Halli around 10.30 pm on Monday when a stranger took her away from the venue.

The complaint, quoting the girl, said that on the pretext of buying cigarettes, the stranger took her behind a private school and raped her.

“He gave her Rs 5 and asked her not to tell on him,” the complaint said.
The family said that they had gone to the police station at about 3 am on Tuesday but were asked to report in the morning as most of the personnel were deputed for the New Year security duty.

Pasha, in his complaint, said that they learnt about the ‘crime’ in the morning when Sabina had high temperature.

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While Sabina’s case was of an unknown person taking advantage of the girl, in Machohalli Colony, 17-year-old Amoolya (name changed) was allegedly raped by Prakash 29, one of her neighbours. Amoolya, the police said, suffers from mental instability and can barely speak.

Prakash, who lived only two houses away from that of the victim’s, is married and has four daughters, the neighbours said.

“According to the information we have, Prakash took the girl from her house at about 6 pm and allegedly raped her near Puja Hospital in the same area. We have arrested him and sent the girl for medical tests,” an officer handling the investigation from the Madanayakanahalli police station said.

According to the complaint filed by Amoolya’s 60-year-old father Siddalingaiah, several villagers had seen Prakash taking Amoolya on his bike at about 6 pm.

“My son and I had gone to K C General hospital at about 9 am on Monday and when we returned home in the evening we did not find Amoolya. While we were searching for her, Prakash brought her back on his bike and told us that she was found walking alone and that he brought her back,” Siddalingaiah said in the complaint.

Siddalingaiah said that on questioning, Amoolya told him that Prakash had taken her forcefully. However, Prakash denied the charges. The police said the girl is speech-impaired and cannot speak normally. They are awaiting the medical report.

Speaking to Deccan Herald, one of the neighbours who did not want to be named, said: “We had seen Prakash take the girl. Her father and brother were not at home and her mother Manjula is bed-ridden after she injured her spine.”