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Childline rescues minor girl assaulted by father

By Staff Correspondent

DIBRUGARH, Nov 2 - A minor girl who was brutally beaten up by her father in a village under Moran PS today was rescued by a Childline team with the help of police.

The girl child had sustained serious injuries all over her body including on the head, eye and hand. The child was immediately rushed for medical treatment in Moran. As informed the initial medical treatment has been undertaken by Childline. The rescued girl was produced before the Child Welfare Committee here. She was immediately referred to the Children Home here for temporary shelter.

The two-member Childline team which rescued the minor comprised Madhumita Sonowal and Swapna Chetri. On receiving a telephonic complaint, the two rushed to the village and rescued the girl with the help of Moran police.

Meanwhile, condemning the gruesome attack on the child, the All Adivasi Women Association of Assam (AAWAA) has urged the district administration to take stringent action against the accused father.

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