{"id":267552,"date":"2017-05-20T05:27:11","date_gmt":"2017-05-20T09:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rael.org\/?p=267552"},"modified":"2020-11-13T17:01:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T22:01:12","slug":"rape-in-india-kerala-woman-cuts-genitals-of-rapist-holy-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noproxy.rael.org\/sl\/rape-in-india-kerala-woman-cuts-genitals-of-rapist-holy-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Rape in India: Kerala woman cuts genitals of \u2018rapist holy man\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
RAEL\u2019S COMMENT:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
A good self-defense way to protect yourself from rapists!<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

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A 23-year-old Indian woman has cut off the genitals of a Hindu religious teacher in the southern state of Kerala, claiming he raped her for years.<\/p>\n

Police said the suspect, named as Gangeshananda Theerthapada, would come to the woman’s house to perform prayer rituals for her father’s health.<\/p>\n

Her mother had hoped the self-styled holy man would ease the family’s woes.<\/p>\n

Instead, her daughter claims he assaulted her at every opportunity.<\/p>\n

On Friday night, she grabbed a knife and attacked him when he allegedly tried to rape her, and then called the police herself.<\/p>\n

The alleged rapist was rushed to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College for emergency surgery.<\/p>\n

The hospital said in a statement: “A 54-year-old man from Kollam was admitted at 12.39am [19:09 GMT] to the hospital on Saturday. His penis had been cut (90%) and was hanging precariously. There was no way it could be stitched back.<\/p>\n

“Plastic surgeons who are urology experts in the hospital did emergency surgery to stop the blood loss and to enable him to pass urine.”<\/p>\n

Deputy Commissioner of Police Arul B Krishna told The Times of India that the woman’s father had been bed-ridden for years.<\/p>\n

He said the victim had recounted her abuse to her mother, who may now face charges for failing to report it.<\/p>\n

The young woman herself is not expected to face a criminal case.<\/p>\n

Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has praised the victim’s bravery, saying it was “a courageous and strong act”.<\/p>\n

Scrutiny of sexual violence in India has grown since the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus.<\/p>\n

Protesters frequently call for rapists to be hanged – the harshest sentence available for the crime.<\/p>\n

Violent sexual attacks against women and children continue to be reported across the country.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-39984640<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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