'28 stiches on private parts, bite marks, head slammed against wall': 5-year-old girl raped by neighbour in Madhya Pradesh

BHOPAL: A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. The victim was found in a blood-soaked state on Sunday and is currently battling for life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Kamala Raja Hospital in Gwalior.Medical examiners detected the girl's injuries, including severe bite marks on her face and private parts. Doctors at Kamla Raja Hospital, who performed emergency surgery, revealed that the girl's condition was initially dire.When she was admitted, doctors were almost hopeless about her survival. However, they managed to stabilise her situation.The medical team had to place 28 stitches on her private parts and perform a colostomy due to the internal trauma. Doctors told local media that her private parts were extremely damaged and they had to perform a complex procedure to reconstruct the affected areas.The incident, which occurred on February 22nd, involved a 17-and-a-half-year-old boy, reportedly under the influence of alcohol.According to police reports, the accused lured the girl from the rooftop of her home to a nearby abandoned house.There, he subjected her to a sexual assault, during which he repeatedly slammed her head against a wall.She was found unconscious. When she regained consciousness, she told her parents that he took her in his lap and did 'terrible things'.Family has demanded the accused be either hanged or shot at the crossroads. The girl was spotted by her younger brother and other children who also witnessed the accused.Their screams led him to flee, leaving the victim in the abandoned house. Her parents, who had been searching for her for over two hours, found her in a pool of blood.The accused has been apprehended by the police and is being treated as a juvenile offender. A large-scale protest erupted as members of the BJP, Congress, and local residents converged on the Shivpuri Collectorate on Monday. They submitted a memorandum to the Collector and Superintendent of Police, demanding the death penalty for the perpetrator.Key highlights: (The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)