Horror gripped Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur when a teenage girl, fresh from a village theatrical show, fell prey to two beasts on February 16. Walking alone in Bagbahar, she accepted a lift from the men who promised to drop her home. Betrayal led her to a desolate jungle, scene of their savage gang assault.
Determined to evade capture, the rapists choked her into oblivion and discarded her limp form near the sub-station road’s underbrush. On February 17 night, good Samaritans rescued the grievously injured girl, ferrying her through local care to Pathalgaon and ultimately Ambikapur Medical College.
FIR registered on the 18th, investigations intensify with suspects in sights. The family’s anguish fuels demands for exemplary punishment, as communal fury boils over. This atrocity spotlights vulnerabilities in isolated regions, pressing for bolstered night patrols, awareness drives, and unyielding pursuit of justice to prevent future tragedies.