The 16-year-old rape survivor, who had been juggling police apathy and her ongoing SSC exams, got relief after mid-day published the story of her ordeal on Monday. Hours after mid-day’s report was published, a senior officer at Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) police called the teen’s mother reassuring her.  She explained to the senior cop the harassment by the Nalasopara police who had been calling her every day to complete the procedure.

It was very difficult for us to visit Nalasopara from Jogeshwari. I am a domestic help and had to put everything aside just to meet the police at Nalasopara. But after the story was published in mid-day, a senior officer contacted me and told me not to visit the police station. He was very kind and told me to contact him after my daughter finishes her SSC exams. I am thankful to mid-day,” the survivor’s mother told mid-day.