After seeing the Spanish travel vlogger who was allegedly gangrapped in Dumka, Jharkhand, on Monday, a main district judge declared that while she was in a stable bodily state, she was “emotionally shattered.”
The Spanish national who was allegedly raped by seven men in Dumka was met by Anil Kumar Mishra, the principal district judge (PDJ) and chairman of the District Legal Services Authority. Mishra then filed a report about the incident with the Jharkhand Legal Services Authority (JHALSA), according to a news agency.
According to Mishra’s report, his staff made sure the woman was safe and secure for the course of the investigation. The Jharkhand police gave her ₹10 lakh in compensation, and the PDJ team helped her record her statement under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The Dumka judge said in his report, “(We) assured them that the wrongdoers will be apprehended as soon as possible and prosecuted. The victim was emotionally shattered but was in stable physical condition, and medical examination was in process.”
The Jharkhand police have so far detained four persons in connection with the case, and they are still looking for the remaining accused. Sujit Narayan Prasad, the judge, took suo moto cognizance of the matter and ordered the police to provide reports on a regular basis.
The accused’s photo was shared on social media by the Spanish couple, who asked for help from the public to help them and the police locate him. In their message, they expressed gratitude to the administration for all of their help and said that India is a “great country and worth visiting.”
The couple said in their post, “The point is that a rape or a robbery can happen to you, to your brother, to your mother, to your daughter, to anyone. No one is free from that, in any country in the world. It has happened in Spain, many times. It has happened all over the world… There are violations in all countries in Spain, Brazil, America… So don’t talk nonsense that it’s because we are in India.”
On Monday, the Jharkhand High Court ordered the Dumka superintendent of police to submit a progress report on the case by Thursday, the day of the next scheduled hearing.
