18-year-old finally went to cops after months of abuse, even as her mother chose to look the other way for the sake of 'family reputation'
18-year-old finally went to cops after months of abuse, even as her mother chose to look the other way for the sake of 'family reputation'
FED up with his wife's alleged inability to fulfil his sexual desires, a monster dad from Bandra turned to his 18-year-old daughter for gratification.
What began as a series of molestation attempts close to a year ago eventually led to the man raping his daughter at knifepoint and driving her to attempt suicide all this, while the mother remained a mute spectator.
Pinky (name changed), who is studying commerce in a reputed college in the western suburbs, finally gathered the courage to speak out against her father, Shabbir Khan, and filed a complaint with the Nirmal Nagar police on Wednesday.
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The main driving force behind her filing the complaint was that she did not want her two younger sisters to meet the same fate.
In the complaint, Pinky has stated that Khan and his wife began living separately five years ago.
Nearly a year back, Khan started barging into their house in Naupada, Bandra (East), to try and molest Pinky claiming that her mother was no longer capable of fulfilling his sexual desires.
Khan's lust had driven him to such ruthlessness that, in March, he allegedly forcibly entered the house when Pinky was alone and held her at knifepoint.
He dragged her to the bedroom by her hair and allegedly raped her despite her loud protestations. When the girl confided in her mother, she turned a deaf ear and said it was more important to safeguard the family's reputation and Pinky's future prospects.
Last month, Khan barged into the house again and told Pinky that she could either give in to his demands or consume the poison that he had brought along with him.
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Pinky did not hesitate even for a moment before consuming the poison and was admitted to the Bhabha Hospital for a week (copies of her medical papers are in MiD DAY's possession).
Khan had allegedly even offered Pinky a house, money and a secure future if she gave in to his sexual demands on a regular basis.
Complaint
The hospital stint convinced Pinky that enough was enough and she decided to approach Vijay Thakur, secretary of Bharastachar Virodhi Sangha, who also offers legal assistance to the poor people in the area.
"The poor girl was shivering when she approached me a few days back. 
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She told me all that her father had done to her and said she did not want her two sisters to meet the same fate.
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She seemed traumatised and the events have caused her to develop hatred and fear of not just her father, but of men in general," said Thakur.
"I only want justice for the girl and will be very grateful to God if she gets it," he added.
With Thakur's assistance, Pinky wrote an 11-page letter (copy with MiD DAY) to the deputy commissioner of police (Zone VIII), the assistant commissioner of police, a senior police inspector of Nirmal Nagar and a senior police inspector of the Social Service Branch (SSB).
Thakur also helped her register a complaint with the Nirmal Nagar police on Wednesday. An FIR was registered after Pinky was sent to the Nagpada police hospital for a medical exam. Police teams have swung into action to arrest Khan, who runs a transport business, and is absconding.
"We have registered a case under molestation, rape and criminal intimidation," said a police official.
"The investigation is on and, therefore, I cannot reveal anything on this issue," said Senior Inspector Prashant Shankar Bagade of the Nirmal Nagar police.
Experts speak
The father seems to have symptoms of a serious psychiatric disorder. The effect on the victim could vary widely and she will go through severe post-traumatic depression. She needs to undergo therapeutic counselling sessions.
Nilesh Shah, Head Of Department, Psychiatry, u00a0Sion Hospital
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A father raping the daughter is the worst kind of incest. It could have disastrous consequences for the girl. The victim could lose faith in men and the entire concept of families. Such women develop distrust towards men and find it difficult to have a warm relationship with the opposite sex. They also develop a phobia of intimate relationships.
Yusuf Matcheswala, Psychiatrist, Masina Hospital
Such cases are not uncommon among fathers who are alcoholics or are suffering from personality disorders. The victims suffer from fear, nightmares, sleeplessness and depression.u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
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Other monster fathers
Josef Fritzl: The Fritzl case emerged in April 2008 when 42-year-old Elisabeth Fritzl from Austria stated to the police that she had been held captive for 24 years in the basement of their family home. She said her father Josef Fritzl had physically assaulted and raped her repeatedly. This resulted in the birth of seven children and one miscarriage.
Kishore Chauhan: A father in Mira Road, Kishore Chauhan, allegedly raped his two daughters, aged 21 and 17, along with a tantrik, Hasmukhbhai Rathod. The duo had been raping the elder daughter for nine years and the younger one for a year before a police complaint was filed. The case came to light in March, 2009 and the rapes had been going on with the mother's knowledge and support.
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