A six-member committee of experts at the Kilpauk Medical College (KMC) has re-examined the 11-year-old girl who was reportedly sexually assaulted in an apartment complex in Ayanavaram.
The team, which examined the girl on Friday, was chaired by K.L. Malarvizhi, head of the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. It is expected to submit its report on Saturday.
The first medical check-up was also done at KMC, by a gynaecologist and a junior doctor, sources said.
Advocate meets girl
Meanwhile, a panel advocate with the District Legal Services Authority, Sheikh Mehrunisa, interacted with the girl and her family, and in a report submitted to the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court referred to “several contradictions and mismatches” in the account given by the girl’s family. She sought a detailed inquiry into the case.
The child’s parents brought the girl before the CWC and the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, on Wednesday, but CWC members and a lawyer present said they could not have a one-on-one interaction with her. After Ms. Mehrunisa brought this to the court’s notice, the High Court directed the State Legal Services Authority to ensure that the child was brought before CWC.
Ms. Mehrunisa claimed that the victim’s mother and elder sister “put forth different versions of the incident and contradicted each other on several occasions.”
The child’s mother, according to the advocate, mentioned that the child was under “foster care,” casting some doubt over her parentage.
In a brief, separate report, the CWC noted that the girl’s father was not inclined to bring the child before the CWC. It also confirmed her ability to speak and hear, with the help of a hearing aid.
Ms. Mehrunisa said the narratives of the girl’s mother and sister suggested cruelty, but “did not match the alleged victim’s condition, since the child appeared very normal and was in good spirits.”
However, as a counter to this, experts pointed out that children, even adults, react differently to adverse circumstances.
DLSA sources, citing those present during the discussion, said it was the girl’s elder sister who was going into details.
“But the sister was away abroad for around four years before this accusation came up. And every time we spoke to the child, the father would intervene. We were not even given a chance to speak to her,” they added.
“We offered her counselling but the father refused. We have suggested to the parents to send her for counselling,” the CWC said.
(With inputs from Ramya Kannan)
