KOLKATA: Seven-year-old Supriya, the otherwise happy-go-lucky girl of a police officer, had started behaving abnormally all of a sudden. She would sit in one corner of the classroom, stare at the blackboard and wouldn't interact with others. Teachers found this strange and started probing with the help of a counselor. They were shocked with what they found. While preparing for school, she was being sexually abused by her father every morning. Her mother had left home after am argument with her father. He would insist on bathing the girl and then abuse her sexually inside the bathroom and yet again while dressing her for school. Scared and extremely nervous, the girl finally broke down in front of the teachers. - The Times of India

For kids, danger lurks in backyard - The Times of India