Jaipur Horror: Four-Year-Old Raped And Murdered

Jaipur Rape Case: A four-year-old raped and murdered was found a few kilometres away from her house in Jaipur city. The police suspect that she had been raped before being murdered.

Trigger Warning: The article contains graphic details.

A minor girl had gone missing on Wednesday. She was found the next day in the state in which the police did not rule out the possibility of foul play.

The girl's body was found naked in a well near the Dudu area which is 100 km away from the capital Jaipur. The minor's family refused to conduct the last rites of the four-year-old till the accused are arrested. After their refusal, the minor's body was shifted to a mortuary of a local hospital.

A police officer, Umesh Kumar, who was involved in the investigation said to the press, "Police teams have been formed for the identification and arrest of the accused." Another officer said that the reports of the post-mortem are still awaited in the investigation but prime facia, the possibility of rape and murder cannot be ruled out.

The issue got political when Opposition Party leader Ram Lal Sharma from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said rapes in Jaipur and Barmer "indicate the government of Rajasthan by Ashok Gehlot has failed to protect girls." He sought his resignation on moral grounds.

Rising Crimes Against Young Girls and Women

A girl from Barmer district who took her goats out for grazing was abducted and raped on 13th August 2021. According to reports, she was taken to an isolated place and tied. She was later raped multiple times.

On August 11th, there was another report in Barmer of a woman being gangraped in front of her husband.

In another case from Delhi in July 2021, a minor girl went to fetch water from a water cooler in a crematorium. After some time, the parents found that she was being cremated without their consent. The priest who cremated her allegedly told the parents not to file a police complaint and also not to go for a post-mortem as the doctors would sell her organs during the procedure. The priest including the other accused was arrested.