Lorena Bobbitt would be proud. An Indian teenage girl cut off the penis of her uncle, who tried to rape her for the second time, the Independent reported.
The man is being tracked down by detectives who are praising the young woman for her courage. Police in the Madhepura district of Bihar said the girl is believed to be 17 or 18 years old, and was raped by her uncle once already last month. He is known in the area as a tantric who performs rituals, according to the Independent. The teenage girl kept a knife on her person, and when he tried to force her into sex a second time, she slashed his private parts.
When the village council failed to take action after she reported the incidents, she brought the matter to female police officers at a local station.
AK Singh, superintendent of the Alam Nagar police station, told The Independent that the man abused the trust the family gave to him. One report in Indian news media said the girl fell ill and was taken to see her tantric uncle in order to cure her.
Singh said the girl's uncle ran off after the incident, and that police officers are currently trying to locate him. When The Independent asked if charges will be filed, Singh replied by asking why they would file a case against her when they are applauding her bravery and courage.
Indian media reports horrific sex crimes alleged to have happened across the country almost daily. Reports of violent sexual assaults in the media have hit an all-time high since the December 2012 gang-rape and murder of a Delhi student on a bus. The crime led to anti-rape protests and discourse within India about the treatment and equality of women.
