Bhopal gangrape: Medical report initially claimed victim had consensual sex

The medical report of a 19-year-old girl gangraped by four people in Bhopal on October 31, has been found to have initially stated that the victim had indulged in consensual sex.

However, police realized the blunder, and raised the matter with the health authorities. The report was then amended.

Another report confirming the gangrape was sent to the police.

Dr Karan Peepre, Superintendent of the Sultania Hospital in Bhopal, called the initial report a mistake, and said it was the work of a newcomer.

From now on, a senior woman doctor will supervise enquiries in such sensitive cases, Dr Peepre said.

Meanwhile, Bhopal Commissioner Ajatshatru has served notices to Dr Khushboo Gajbhiye and two others who sent the initial report.

The 19-year-old victim initially had to run from pillar to post to get an FIR registered, with the police even telling her that her story was 'filmy'. Her parents, who work for the police, caught and brought one of the accused and to the police station - after which the FIR was taken down.

On October 31, the victim was returning from a coaching class when she was apprehended by four people along railway tracks.

The four accused raped her repeatedly for nearly 3 hours below a culvert near the Habibganj station in Bhopal.

The victim reached home late at night and narrated the ordeal to both her parents. The next day, the victim and her parents had to visit three police stations to get an FIR registered.