KOCHI
\nA video showing a young girl walking around seeking help after being raped has sparked anger in India.
\nMany people expressed outrage after CCTV footage showed a man appearing to wave the girl away when she approaches him.
\nBut police told local media that the girl, who walked around Ujjain city in Madhya Pradesh state for more than two hours, was helped by some people.
\nA senior police official said a medical examination showed the girl was raped.
\n\u201cFive people who came in contact with the girl are being questioned,\u201d Ujjain police superintendent Sachin Sharma told ANI news agency on Thursday, adding that the girl was \u201cincoherent and could not initially give any details about her whereabouts\u201d.
\nPolice have not confirmed the girl\u2019s age yet.
\nA short CCTV video which surfaced online this week sparked condemnation from politicians and on social media. It shows the girl, who appears to be bleeding, walking on a road on Monday. At one point, she approaches a man who seems to wave his hand at her, before walking away again.
\nPolice say they are reviewing other CCTV footage from the area to trace the route the girl walked before she got help.
\nMr Sharma said the girl had been reported missing from Satna city – more than 700km (435 miles) from where she was found – on Sunday.
\nShe was helped by Rahul Sharma, whom media reports have described as a Hindu priest. He said the girl was bleeding when he found her.
\n\u201cShe could not speak. Her eyes were swollen,\u201d Rahul Sharma told news channel NDTV.
\n\u201cI then enquired what had happened but she spoke in a language that I did not understand; I also gave her a pen and paper but she could not write anything either,\u201d he told The Hindu newspaper.
\nHe said he gave her some clothes and called the police, who took her to the hospital.
\nOn Wednesday night, police said in a statement that the girl\u2019s injuries had been treated and that she underwent surgery as well, without giving more details. The BBC has tried to contact police in Ujjain for comment.
\nMadhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Misra said on Wednesday that the girl\u2019s condition was stable.
\nOpposition leaders in the state have condemned the incident and criticised the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the safety of women. State BJP chief VD Sharma said police would take \u201cstrict action\u201d and \u201cthe criminals would not be able to get away\u201d.
\nPriyank Kanoongo, chairperson of the National Commission for Protection Of Child Rights, told reporters that he had contacted local police and administrative officials in Madhya Pradesh to find out more about the incident.
\nActivist Yogita Bhayana, who has worked with several rape survivors, told the BBC that she was trying to trace the girl\u2019s family and get in touch with them to offer support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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