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A deaf and dumb woman, who was allegedly raped in Bamni village in Sironcha tehsil of the district some days back, could not undergo a medical examination for six days due to “unavailability” of gynaecologist at government hospitals, police said on Monday.
The incident of rape had taken place on the night of 21 May, when the married woman was asleep with her three children outside her house in the village, police added.
Police registered an offence and sent the woman to the Sub District Hospital of Aheri escorted by a lady police constable for her medical examination, he said.
They asked the police to take the woman to adjoining Chandrapur district and get the examination done. However, doctors there also refused to perform it saying the case did not take place in their jurisdiction and asked them to take her back to Gadchiroli.
The officer claimed that he had personally requested doctors of all the three hospitals, but no arrangement of medical examination was made till 27 May.
“The woman was kept in the General Hospital for further examination till 29 May,” he added.
When contacted, Gadchiroli SP Sandeep Patil said a probe will be initiated and case will be registered against the guilty (delay in the medical exam of the rape victim).
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