India: The gang-rape that never was

Article here. Excerpt:

'Several questions are being raised over the veracity of the alleged gang rape in Bihar's Motihari district. The case is being termed as the 'Nirbhaya' episode of Bihar and seen as yet another proof of the deteriorating law and order situation in the state.
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According to the accusations levelled by the victim's family, the protestations of girl's mother infuriated Samiullah. He came to the victim's house with five other men of his family, dragged her out of the house and gang-raped her. The accused also allegedly forced a homemade gun into girl's private parts.
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However, a ground investigation by Catch indicates there is more to the case than meets the eye.

"There are no marks on the victim's body suggesting rape. She does not suffer from internal injuries," claims Dr Prashant Kumar, Civil Surgeon, Motihari.
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Kumar argues that gang-rape victims don't normally heal within a week or 10 days. According to him, the victim had come to the hospital in 'normal condition' and walked on her own feet. She complained only of pain in the stomach and backache, according to Kumar.'

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... but it wasn't gang-rape. Assault and battery, yes. Gang-rape? No. As for the girl's allegation of attempted rape previously, I can't say one way or another bc the article doesn't really go into details.

Point of this piece is that when hysterical hyperbolic accusations involving rape get made, any crime that may in fact have been committed (like assault and battery) gets lost in the drama created by the false rape accusation/report. And that doesn't serve the interests of justice.

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