10-year-old raped in Malda, family warned of ‘repeat performance’ if they complain

“He attacked her and severely injured her. Her right arm was broken and he told her that he would kill her and her entire family if they complained to the police,” added the officer.

Afterwards the police said that she somehow reached her home, where she told her parents. “But they feared Mandal, a known criminal associated with local gangs, and kept mum. But the family eventually submitted a written complaint to the police on Tuesday,” added the officer.

The police said that during the period Mandal and his henchmen repeatedly threatened the family. “They warned of a repeat performance if we went to the police,” a relative told The Indian Express over the phone.

SP Syad Waqar Raza said they will would arrest the accused soon and inquiry is on.