Malpe: Assault victim says she holds no grudge against attackers; ‘difficult to return to port’
Malpe: The Dalit woman who was accused of stealing fish at the Malpe port and assaulted recently has expressed a disinterest in working any further at the port, admitting that it would be difficult for her to work there.
The attack victim, Lakkibai, was tied to a tree and assaulted on Tuesday, March 18, with the attackers accusing her of theft.
Addressing reporters in Malpe on Friday, Lakkibai said she held no grudge against her attackers and had been working with them at Malpe port for six to seven years now. “I had caught some fish that day, as is normal at Malpe port. On that day, it was merely my bad luck that led to such a situation and incident,” she said, adding that she did not wish to comment further.
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Lakkibai, however, did not wish for any action to be taken against the attackers, saying, “Things will return to normal. The attackers have not troubled me after the incident. Instead, we reached a compromise on the issue. We also decided not to file a complaint, but external pressure has led to the authorities calling me and filing a case.”
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Sex racket busted in Navi Mumbai; two girls rescued, one man arrested
Thane (PTI): Two minor girls were rescued after a prostitution racket was busted in Navi Mumbai, a police official said on Monday.
On a tip off about one Harish running a flesh trade racket, the Navi Mumbai Crime Branch started a probe on February 20, the official said.
"A decoy customer was sent to verify the information, following which a trap was laid in front of a hotel in Sector 11. The Anti Human Trafficking Cell nabbed Harish Vikas Chhari, a resident of Koparkhairane, while his associate Raj Singh is on the run. Two minor girls were rescued," the CBD Belapur police station official said.
A case has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official added.
