Rape : Its medicolegal and social aspect.

A retrospective study of medicolegal and social aspect of victims of rape was conducted at the Upgraded Department of Forensic and State Medicine, Medical College, Kolkata for a period 2005-2007 . 37% of the victim girls were found to be 16-20 yrs of age, 77% were from poor family, 45% were found to be illiterate, 72.5% showed recent tear of hymen.