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Bhimsen Das is resident of Sathilo village under Kakarudrapur GP in Balianta Police Station area of Khurdha district. He and his wife Chapala Das both are daily labourers. They have three daughters of which 8 year old Jasmin Das is youngest. On 31.12.2022, the couple had left home for labour work; Jasmin was playing with two other kids near her house. At about 2.30 PM one Jagannath Bhatta, S/O Krushna Bhatta of same village came to the house of Jasmin and allured her to have chocolate took her to an abandoned house on the back side of her house. There he forcibly raped her. Due to aggravated penetrative sexual assault, she started bleeding profusely from her private part. The rapist went away leaving her there.  The minor girl went back home to her grandmother (Ruma Das) who noticed the bleeding. She (grandmother) called others and asked to intimate Bhimsen. Jasmin was immediately taken to CHC Balipatna by her uncle (elder brother of father) Duryodhan Das. There they tried to stop the bleeding but failed and referred the girl to Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar for further treatment. She was admitted and got discharged after 7 days from Capital Hospital. Initially Jasmin had not disclosed the cause of injury being rape due to fear; after treatment for 2/3 days she disclosed the incident to her mother at Capital Hospital. After coming back from hospital, complaint was lodged in the police station which was registered as Balianta PS case number 0010/22 dated 07.01.2022 u/s 376 -A, 376 AB, and 506 IPC, 3 (1)(r) (w) SC/ST (PoA) Act with 6 of POCSO Act. The matter was taken up by Ambedkar-Lohia Vichar Manch and a team conducted Fact Finding on 8.1.2022.