Daijiworld Media Network - Beltangady (SP)

Beltangady, Oct 22: A lady who brutally hit and tortured her daughter, had left the girl badly bruised and injured. The incident occurred on Friday October 21 at Renkedaguthu within the town. After the locals called up Child Helpline, Helpline officials along with district child protection unit rescued the girl.

A local resident, Sunanda, was the one who inhumanly attacked her daughter. It is learnt that Sunanda has been in the habit of wildly attacking her daughter often and injuring her badly.

Volunteers of the Helpline and district children protection unit, Shivananda, Pavitra, and Asuntha D'Souza counselled with the girl and gathered details. The girl is said to have pleaded with them to take her away as she was not willing to stay with her mother anymore. She revealed that she was under attacks frequently.

The girl had injuries in her head, face, hands, and legs. She was taken to women's treatment section at Lady Goschen Hospital Mangaluru where she was counselled. She was provided with treatment at Wenlock Hospital before being produced before the Children's Welfare Committee. She has been accommodated in a hostel. Officials said that the police would be informed about this attack and further action as necessary to protect her from such lethal attacks would be taken.

The locals complained that Sunanda has been behaving with the victim in this way since long, and the locals had complained to local volunteers and child welfare department since the last six months, but none of them took any initiatives to rescue the girl. Hundreds of people who gathered, pleaded with the media persons and child welfare committee to see that the girl is cared for elsewhere, not in the company of her mother who goes wild often.