Missing girl was tied to fan, thrashed by her father

Surat: While investigating into the case of the missing girl, cops have found out that Mira (name changed) was being thrashed often by her father Dagdu Ranshinde, a labourer. The girl’s mother had separated from him around a year ago and went to live in Mumbai. Dagdu has been living with another woman for the past few years and has three children from this woman. They earlier lived in Limbayat area.
In April, Mira stole some jewellery from a young child and gave it to her stepmother. The woman then sold it to some other person. Meanwhile, the parents of the child came searching for Mira and asked her to return the jewellery. Ultimately they were forced to get back the jewellery from the buyer and return it to the owner. Following that, the Ranshinde family was put under pressure to leave the rented accommodation in Limbayat.
Angry with Mira, her father then tied her with a long rope, one end of which was tied to the ceiling fan so that she could move around in the room but cannot go out. She was locked up in the room for a day, said police. But the next day, when she was freed by the mother to give her a bath, Mira escaped from home.
“She was found loitering on Limabayat road by the police and when they asked her about her parents, Mira told them she was an orphan. Police then got her admitted in a children’s home on April 13,” said a police officer in Pandesara police station.
Around 10 days ago, Children Home officials questioned her when she informed about her home in Limbayat. When officials reached there to check, they were told that the Ranshinde family has shifted to Pandesara. After locating the family, the girl was handed over to the father.
“The girl ran for nearly two km on Wednesday morning. It seems the father continued thrashing the girl even after she was brought back to the family after a long time. Police suspect that she was tortured again and was slapped on the previous night by the father,” said J K Pandya, assistant commissioner of police, division F.