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Sumbal ‘rape’ case: No significant evidence to prove child was sexually assaulted, says medical report

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The report however establishes presence of ‘faint blood stains’ which ‘could not be scrapped and sent for examination’

‘No active bleeding, mere presence of faint blood stains’

‘Maculo papular rash, not sufficient evidence to confirm sexual assault’ 

Srinagar: In the alleged rape of a three year old girl from Sumbal village of Bandipora district, the medical report has stated that there was ‘no sufficient evidence to confirm that the child has been sexually assaulted’.

In its report submitted to the investigation officer of police, the authorities in SKIMS medical college, have stated that there were no marks of injury on any part of the body including the private parts.

The report however establishes presence of ‘faint blood stains’ which ‘could not be scrapped and sent for examination’

“There was no active bleeding… the mere presence of the faint blood stains and a maculo papular rash… is not sufficient evidence to confirm that the child has been sexually assaulted,” reads the medical report.

It states that the actual source of bleeding could not be determined as there was no evidence of any injury. “Also the blood stains were not dry blood but faint stains only and could not be scrapped and sent for examination,” it reads.

The report further states that the stains were very faint… which could have been scrapped off from it and sent for analysis.

“There was no evidence of  any trauma, injury… Maculo papular rash can arise due to multiple of reasons,” the report reads.

After initial reports of the incident, students clashed with police, demanding swift action in the case. Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir had to shut down most educational institutions in the valley.

Last week, the police had said that the allegations of rape in the case have been proven and that a chargesheet will be filed soon.

The accused has now been booked under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) section 3 and 5 and 376 A, B and 342 RPC.

The students of different educational institutions demanded justice to the victim and stern punishment to the accused.

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Students of Amar Singh (AS) College, Srinagar, carrying placards and banners, staged protests in the college campus. They demanded death penalty to the accused.

The case also had a potential to take a sectarian turn following which a Shia-Sunni coordination committee of religious scholars appealed to the people to maintain calm and end protests as “police had nabbed the culprit”.

With the medical report ruling out rape, the case is set to take a new turn.

 

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