Mentally challenged girl tied, beaten up for stealing firewood

Soro: The video of a mentally challenged minor girl being beaten up severely after being tied with a rope by a group of persons for allegedly stealing firewood at Sajanpur in Soro block of Balasore district has gone viral.

Though no formal complaint has been lodged with police till now, the incident reportedly took place on Thursday.

According to sources, a girl named Rachana Lenka had allegedly stolen some firewood from the house of one Laxmidhar Sahoo of the same village.

Sources said, Bipin Sahoo, a relative of Laxmidhar tied the girl with a rope and beat her up by dragging her on the road with the help of other villagers. The video shows that some of them also watched the incident as mute spectators.

The parents of the girl alleged that Sahoo family had offered Rs 1,000 to suppress the matter. "I was thinking that my daughter committed a mistake as she is mentally retarded. Later, I came to know from the video that she was beaten up by them. They are now offering Rs 1,000 to hush up the matter," said Rachana’s mother.

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