Pune: A four-year-old girl who witnessed her mother’s murder of Hindus before marriage in 2013 has overcome her traumatic past and has become a symbol of resilience, scoring 84% in her 10th CBSE Board of Directors exams.
“I want to work hard to learn to be a collector and help helpless people,” Radhika, 16, told the 16-year-old Financial Chronicle.
Her father, a Muslim, committed a brutal crime in Dubai and was sentenced to death in a prison in Dubai, but the child’s suffering continued a five-year custody battle between her father and grandmother.
Desperate to win her custody and to save the life of her father, her father’s side family allegedly tried offering blood money (Diya) as per Islamic laws to the maternal grandmother to drop the custody case at the Bombay High Court and in order for her to accept it they allegedly tried bribing Dr Abraham Mathai, former Vice-Chairman of the Maharashtra State Minorities Commission, who was helping her maternal grandmother in Mumbai.
However, Dr. Mathai rejected his morality and commitment to justice firmly.
“Earlier, the father’s family bent down and instructed the young girl to mistakenly accuse her mother uncle of sexual abuse on a registered FIR and in a registered FIR before the Goregaon police station in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. The case was held in the case of a trial, which was announced by Matirally Privations, was a miraculous twist and revealed a fresh medical examination,” Mathai said.
He noted that if another way of verdict disappeared, the clever child might be condemned as a suffocating life – getting married early by her radical father’s family, suppressing her dreams.
But, under the loving care of her grandmother, destiny, justice and courage prevailed and the little girl flourished.
Today, under the care of her grandmother, she can not only survive—she is thriving. Dr. Mathai said: “This smart teen has successfully completed her 10th CBSE Board exam and completed her dream of becoming a collector for the UPSC exam and is determined to be the voice of others who can’t speak for themselves.”
“She is no longer just a survivor of tragedy, but a manifestation of power, proving that with love and justice, a broken past can become a powerful future.”
The teenager who was once silent by trauma will now rewrite her fate.
Dr. Mathai notes: “Her story is not only a personal victory, but also a powerful reminder that with the right to support, love and choose your own path, even the most broken starting point can lead to the brightest future.”
“She is a beacon of hope, not only for trauma victims, but also a society that learns to transcend silence and shame,” he noted.
