MP chastity lock victim, still a victim of official apathy

INDORE: The woman, who was put under chastity lock by her husband, has not been provided with the compensation promised by the state government and district administration- three months after the incident shamed the city.
The woman under immense mental trauma is unable to meet her end due to lack of support, resources or employment.
It is learnt that the authorities are yet to comply with the recommendations of the National Women Commission (NCW) which had asked the district administration to handover a compensation of at least Rs 40,000 to the woman.NCW member Dr Charuwali Khanna was even reportedly told by the woman and child welfare official, Vishal Nadkarni that the administration had decided to provide her an assistance of Rs 40,000. But, till date, the victim has received only Rs 10,000 through a back-dated cheque given the department on the eve of NCW team's visit to meet the victim.
A small garage which was earlier managed by her husband was demolished in the anti-encroachment drive held recently. The garage was earlier run by her husband, who is lodged in jail presently.
The victim told TOI, "Many persons including wife of chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited my place. Member of national and state women commission also assured to provide financial help, but nothing has happened yet. Even media persons keep coming to me continuously asking about the relief money. But it has in no way helped me. I have received only Rs 10,000 so far."
"It was rumoured that I received Rs 5 lakh compensation. Sanyogitaganj police claimed that the administration had given me Rs 40,000. But when I went to meet the bank officials, they said that all the compensation money will come through cheque and there was no money in my account," she said, adding, "When I went to meet the collector Akash Tripathi, he said that administration had already done its bit.
Contrary to the statement before NWC member, Vishal Nadkarni said, "We have given Rs 10,000 to her and had given Rs 20,000 as FD for her daughters."
When contacted, Indore district collector Akash Tripathi said, "We do not believe that monetary support will help her much. We have already provided her other help like medical facilities and others. Their daughters are being taken care of at a hostel in Rau. Giving Rs 10,000 to the victim was the decision of the district administration. The suggestion of NCW to give Rs 40,000 came later."
When he was informed about the demolition of her husband's garage, he assured that the administration will do something in this regard.
The incident came to fore on July 17 when the woman consumed poison and came to MY Hospital for treatment. Doctors then noticed that her genitals were locked. The entire administration was shocked to learn about the incident. Her husband Sohanlal had allegedly pierced her genitals with a lock in a bid to prevent her from getting into physical relations with anyone else.