Gujarat horror: How 'good touch-bad touch lesson' uncovered rape of sisters

SURAT: A ‘Good Touch, Bad Touch’ awareness session at an ashram shala in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district led to the disclosure of the alleged rape of two minor sisters in Surat, following which Udhna police arrested a 56-year-old construction labour contractor.

The 11-year-old girl disclosed during the session that she had been raped by a man identified as Piriya Valvi. She also told the school authorities that the accused had allegedly raped her 14-year-old elder sister as well.

The girls were sexually assaulted in May when they went to meet their mother, who was employed by Valvi at a construction site in Udhna.

The school authorities informed the girl’s mother, following which Nandurbar police registered a zero FIR and transferred the case to Udhna police, where the alleged offences took place.

Based on the complaint, Udhna police arrested Valvi, who is also native of Nandurbar, on charges under the BNS and Pocso Act.