The poor Pratyusha never wants to meet her father for the pain and suffering gifted by them. The 19-year-old was rescued last Wednesday from her father’s home in Hyderabad. She developed over 100 injuries including cuts, burns and bruises all over her body.
She even suffered from respiratory distress and internal infections. Her step mother and father used to torture her for many months, made her drink toilet cleaning liquid, shaved her head and told neighbours that she was mentally challenged.
Her father, said Pratyusha, witnessed this without protest. The police said the motive was apparent that appears to have been a takeover of property that the teen would inherit. They have registered a case of attempt to murder and other sections of the Indian Penal Code against Pratyusha’s father and stepmother.
Pratyusha said, "I don’t want any property. I don’t want anything to do with my father or the family. I want to study and stand on my own feet. That is my dream." But she has had a stream of strangers who are now her family. She cuddles a teddy bear gifted by two brothers from Bangalore. She is overwhelmed at the care and attention she has received.
So many strangers have become family now. Dr. Vijay Vemuri, chief operating officer at Aware Global Hospitals, marked Pratyusha could hardly walk or talk when she was brought there and is amazed at her fast recovery. Pratyusha was also nutritionally deprived with an Hb count of hardly five, as against a healthy 12.
Achyuta Rao, Child rights activist had rescued Pratyusha. Rao is talking to government officials and NGOs to ensure Pratyusha gets all the help she needs to recover and make a fresh start. Thus the incident attests that Pratyusha wins the battle of life and gets victory over innumerable pains and suffering.
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