3-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted, Injured By Inserting Needles In Body 

Kolkata: A three-year-old girl, who was admitted to SSKM hospital with several needle injuries and a broken arm, could not be operated on Sunday as she was still in trauma. The girl, a resident of West Bengal's Purulia district, was brought to the hospital on Saturday evening after she was allegedly physically and sexually abused by an elderly person, who employed her mother as a maid.

"There are as many as seven needles forced into the child's body. The needles could not be taken out as it may cause further damage to her body. She is kept under observation," the hospital staff said.

Police said they have a lodged a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POSCO) Act against one Sanatan Thakur, who employed the victim's mother. The incident of abuse came to light when the child's mother took her to the Bankura Medical college on Saturday complaining of cough and cold but the doctors found out multiple external injuries in her body including those inflicted by the needles.

"Accused Sanatan Thakur is still at large. All the local police stations have been cautioned about him," said an officer from Purulia Muffashal police station.