Outrage grips Latehar, Jharkhand, after five wedding guests kidnapped a young girl from a marriage function and committed gang-rape in a lonely woodland spot. The Mahuadanr horror on February 27 has all five perpetrators behind bars, with minors remanded to reform homes.
Disguised as friendly baratis, the men coaxed the minor away from the crowded shaadi. Their jungle den became the site of collective brutality. The survivor stumbled home, shattering her family’s world and mobilizing law enforcement.
Police commendation follows for the arrests based on precise family testimony. Yet, parallel incidents plague Gumla: eight rapists hit a teen post-fair in Raidih, and four vehicle-borne thugs earlier preyed on two minors in Kamdara. Government cash handouts ring hollow against this violence epidemic.
As probes deepen under stringent laws, experts call for tech surveillance at events, school safety drills, and village self-defense units. The girl’s resilience inspires hope, but Jharkhand must confront its daughters’ peril head-on for a safer tomorrow.