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PRJ-LIVE-CG-2011-SONISexual AssaultCLOSED ACQUITTED

Location: Dantewada, Chhattisgarh

Incident: 2011-10-04

IPC Sections: 376, 324, 330

Victims: 1

Data confidence:90%

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Timeline · 4 events

  1. ARREST MADEMilestone90%

    Soni Sori (35), Adivasi schoolteacher and Maoist-issue activist, arrested by Chhattisgarh Police on charges of facilitating Naxal funding. Transferred to Dantewada Police custody.

    HINDU4/10/2011
  2. PIL FILEDMilestone90%

    SC takes cognizance of letters by Soni Sori alleging torture including insertion of stones in genitals. SC orders medical examination at Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal. Medical report confirms foreign objects in body.

    Court: Supreme Court of India

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  3. VERDICT PRONOUNCEDMilestone88%

    Chhattisgarh courts acquit Soni Sori of Naxal charges on all counts for lack of evidence. She is released. Officer Ankit Garg who oversaw her custody received gallantry award during her imprisonment.

    Court: Sessions Court, Dantewada

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  4. CASE CLOSED88%

    Soni Sori attacked with chemical substance on face in Jagdalpur by unknown persons; continues activism. SC order of inquiry into torture never led to prosecution of police. Case emblem of custodial sexual violence against Adivasi women.

    IE20/2/2016

Key Milestones

  • ◆2011-10-04ARREST MADE
  • ◆2011-12-01PIL FILED
  • ◆2013-03-01VERDICT PRONOUNCED
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