Two days after a 19-year-old Dalit girl, who was gang-raped by four men in Hathras district, died at a hospital in Delhi, another similar incident has shocked Uttar Pradesh.
A 22-year-old Dalit woman has died after she was allegedly gang-raped in Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday evening.
The victim’s family alleged that two men raped her. The report of the second gang-rape and death came amid the outrage over the forceful cremation of Hathras gang-rape victim by Uttar Pradesh police.
In the Balrampur incident, the victim died while she was being taken to a hospital in Lucknow for treatment.
“We have received a complaint in which the family of a 22-year-old woman said that she used to work at the firm. On Wednesday, she did not return from the firm. Later, when she did return home on a rickshaw, she had a glucose drip inserted in her hand,” said Dev Ranjan, Superintendent of Police (SP), Balrampur as saying.
“The victim died on the way when the family was taking her to the hospital. They claimed that two men raped her. Both of them have been arrested,” the SP added.
Other reports suggest that the woman died of multiple injuries she suffered during the alleged gang-rape.
The girl was allegedly abducted while she was heading to work in the morning, claimed the mother of the victim.
Later, the family approached the police when she did not return home. The victim finally arrived home around 7 pm. The accused allegedly put her on a rickshaw and sent her home.
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