Balrampur gang rape

On 29 September 2020, a 22-year-old Dalit college girl was gang-raped and assaulted in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh and she died on way to the hospital.[3] As per her family, she was abducted on her way back home and raped by at least two men, Shahid and Sahil. Postmortem report suggests she was badly tortured even after rape.[2][4][5] The postmortem report said there were at least ten antemortem injuries on her body eight contusion wounds on her cheek, chest, elbows, left thigh and two abrasions on her left leg and knee.[6] The two main accused have been arrested by the UP police, and the Uttar Pradesh government has offered financial assistance to the victim's family.[1][7]

Balrampur gang rape
Balrampur gang rape (Uttar Pradesh)
LocationBalrampur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates27.43°N 82.18°E / 27.43; 82.18
Date29 September 2020 (2020-09-29)
Attack type
Rape & Physical assault[1]
Deaths1
No. of participants
2
AccusedShahid and Sahil[2]
Chargesgang rape[2]

Incident and arrests

The incident took place on the evening of Tuesday, 29 September, when the victim, a second year B Com student, was returning home.[2] Her mother told reporters that the woman went to get her admission at 10 am, and on her way back, few men forcibly put her in their car, injected her with sedatives and raped her. They broke her legs and sent her back in a rickshaw.[1]

The girl returned home in a serious condition, prompting her parents to rush her to a nearby hospital, but she died on the way, and the matter was reported to the police from the hospital. According to the Balrampur Superintendent of Police Dev Ranjan Verma, "the police acted upon the parent's complaint, and identified the accused as Shahid and Sahil and arrested them".[2]

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The woman was cremated on the night of Wednesday, 30 September in the presence of her family members and UP Police.[8][9]

See also

2020 Hathras gang rape and murder

References
  1. "UP: After Hathras, Another Dalit Woman Raped in Balrampur". The Wire. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. "Uttar Pradesh horror: Dalit woman gang-raped by two in Balrampur, dies". Business-Standard. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. "A second Dalit woman has died after alleged gang rape, sparking outrage and protests across India". Jessie Yeung and Esha Mitra. CNN. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. Sanyal, Anindita; Pandey, Alok; Khan, Kamal (1 October 2020). "Amid Hathras Outrage, UP 22-Year-Old Drugged, Allegedly Gang Raped, Dies". NDTV. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. Ghosh, Raya. "Hathras, Balrampur gangrapes: Alia Bhatt to Anushka Sharma, Bollywood reactions". India Today. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  6. "Balrampur victim had 10 injuries on body: postmortem report". The Indian Express. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. "Balrampur: Anger grows after new India 'gang rape' death". BBC News. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  8. "Two held on charge of rape and murder of woman in U.P.'s Balrampur". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 1 October 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 October 2020.CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. "Balrampur rape-murder trial in fast-track court". The Times of India. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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