19-year-old Dalit gang-rape victim from UP passes away in hospital

Hathras: A 19-year-old woman who was gang-raped by four men in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh on September 14 passed away on Tuesday morning in a New Delhi hospital after battling for her life for three days. Although the rape victim was shifted to Safdarjung, Delhi yesterday, her condition deteriorated and she finally succumbed to her injuries.

The four accused named in the rape case, which took place on September 14, have been arrested, police said.

According to Hathras SP Vikrant Vir, said that the Dalit woman had gone to the fields with her mother on the day she was raped, and passed away soon after.

Locals finally found her in a badly injured state. Shockingly, she had badly bitten her tongue while the rape accused had attempted to strangulate her.

One of the accused, Sandip (20), had reportedly tried to kill the Dalit woman, following which he was arrested the same day. In her statement to the magistrate, the rape victim said that besides Sandip, Ramu, Lavkush, and Ravi had raped her. When she resisted, they had tried to strangle her.

The SP said that the accused persons Luvkush and Ramu were also arrested and the fourth accused was arrested on Saturday.

One day after the victim was raped, she was taken to the Aligarh hospital. She had injuries on the neck and was put on the ventilator.

It is pertinent to mention here that the accused persons have been charged under section 376 D (gangrape).

Police have said that the legal process of trying the case under a fast track court has also been initiated.

Meanwhile, senior Congress leader Sheoraj Jiwan has accused the Hathras police of gross negligence in the case and alleged that the woman was shifted to Aligarh only after her condition turned serious. The Congress leader has also alleged that the police tried to shield the accused.

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