A 15-year-old girl and her mother moved to one court to another in search of justice. What had caused the mother and the child to do so? Months ago, the 15-year-old girl missed her periods. She thought it was because of stress due to her upcoming exams. She occasionally got painful cramps that were unbearable. Another month passed, but the girl did not get her periods.
She was now afraid and revealed a horrific truth to her mother. Her distant relative had raped her several times in the last 6 months. He had also threatened to kill her and her younger sister if she revealed it to anyone. On knowing the entire story, her mother rushed to the nearby government hospital where the girl was declared weeks pregnant. Her mother filed an FIR against the relative, the girl was taken to the government’s children’s home, and further tests were carried out on her. Have you come across a similar…
