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Do's and don'ts if Raped |
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Women should do the following in the
case of rape
1.Must not change/wash the clothes worn at the time of incident
2.Must not take bath before being medically examined by the Doctor. Must get herself
examined by the
nearest government hospital authorised to conduct medico - legal examination. She need not
go to the
thana. The hospital will summon the concerned police officers who will register FIR.
Medico-legal examination
will then be got done by the police.
3.Narrate the incident to a friend or family member in detail
4.Immediately lodge an F.I.R. She should take along a male or female member of any NGO or
Welfare
Association. Insist on immediate medico-legal examination by notified hospital.
5.She is not to be blamed for the rape. She should not feel guilty for it. No women
invites such a heinous act.
6.If possible write details about the appearance of the rapist. How did he look like? How
was his accent voice?
What type of clothes was he wearing etc? If you know him, name the person with details.
Each and every FIR of rape is personally seen by the Deputy Commissioner of Police of that
district.
Do not be afraid to name the rapist. The police will have to arrest him. In most cases,
they do arrest the
culprit if he is identified.
7.At the time of medical examination, the rape victim must take a set of extra clothes
with her to be worn
after the medical examination because in most cases police seals the victim’s clothes
worn at the time of
rape. She should insist on sealing of clothes in her presence.
8.She should insist that the doctor should clearly mention in his report any kind of
injury in vagina or
surrounding area, thighs, any kind of lacerations or minor scratches, any spot of semen on
her body/clothes,
hairs of the rapist, any blood spot. The mental condition of the female victim should be
mentioned. She
should insist that three vaginal swabs be taken from posterior, middle and interior.
Traces of semen can
then be matched with the blood group of the accused.
9.If required the victim can take a lawyer with her to the police station.
10.The victim can/must demand the accused to be examined medically immediately at the
earliest. This would
aid in getting any sort of evidence from the body of the accused. This will be possible
only if the rapist is
immediately arrested.
11.Any object such as cigarette butt/spectacles/hanky/watch etc should be left untouched;
it should be
carried by piece of cloth/gloves in hand and safely handed over to the police custody. It
can be sent for
DNA examination if it has blood samples/ semen samples of the rapist.
12.The place and situation of the incidence should be left as it is until the police
thoroughly inspects /
examines the place. There is likelihood of getting any evidence such as semen,
bloodstains, hair of the
rapist etc. from the place of the incident.
Things to remember / to be taken care of.
1.The police person to whom the complaint has been made, cannot examine the body of the
victim. He must
take the detailed report or information of the incidence duly signed by the victim,
eyewitness (if any) and
himself.
2.In the process of the investigations, it is not mandatory for the victim to go to the
police station every
time. If required the police can call the victim to the police station and still if the
victim if not willing to go
to police station, it is her right to refuse. She cannot be forced by the police to come
to police station. If
this right is violated she can complain to higher authorities. The Police should come to
her residence for
further Inquiry. This assurance has been given by no less than Commissioner of Police .
3.It is the responsibility of the police and not the victim that the rapist be arrested,
the matter investigated
and the accused be brought to the court.
4.In case the report against the rapist is not registered by police you can complaint to
the following.
i.Hyderabad Commission For Women.
ii.DCW has started Rape Crisis Intervention Centers to help the victims of rape. You
should in any case
report to the designated NGO of your area.
iii.National Commission for Women.
iv.HCP –Crime Against Women Cell.
v.Joint Secretary-Public Grievance Cell, Chief Minister’s Office, Old Secretariat.
vi.Any NGO you would like to contact in your area.
5.While giving the complaint to the above mentioned, she must mention her name, the name
of the rapist, the
place of incidence, rape, how it started, the person in the police who refused to register
the complaint, the
copy of medical examination report (if any examination done). Any kind of threat given
against lodging her
complaint should also be invariably be mentioned.
6.According to Indian Penal Code, the woman like any other person has right to take life
in self-defense. .
7.It is the right of the woman that she can demand the closed room trial (in camera trial)
for the proceedings / hearings of the case of rape.
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