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The Dalit woman was captured in Hathras of Uttar Pradesh a fortnight ago, after which she was admitted to AMU Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital and Medical College. However, as her condition deteriorated, she was transferred to AIIMS in Delhi, where she took her last breath on Tuesday morning.
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The 19-year-old Dalit woman, who was raped by four men in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh, died Tuesday morning, sources said. She was transferred to AIIMS, Delhi, a day earlier after her condition showed no signs of improvement.
The woman was captured a fortnight ago, after which she was admitted to the Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital and Medical College of the AMU. The defendant had also attempted to strangle her to death while she resisted his attempt.
Giving details of the incident, Hathras Police Superintendent Vikrant Vir said the woman had gone to the fields with her mother on September 14 and disappeared shortly after. The teenager was later found brutally wounded, with a serious cut on her tongue while biting her while the defendant tried to strangle her, according to the officer.
Dr. Harris Manzur Khan, JNMC superintendent, was quoted by PTI as saying that she is on a fan. A hospital spokesperson said the woman’s legs were completely paralyzed and her arms partially paralyzed.
After her family members expressed their desire to take her to Delhi, they referred her to AIIMS on Monday morning, she said.
Bhim Army Chandrashekhar Azad, who managed to dodge police from Uttar police on Sunday and arrived at the JN Medical College in Aligarh to meet the gang rape survivor, also demanded that she be transferred to the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences and a compensation of one rupee. crore will be paid to her family.
The Provincial Armed Police (PAC) deployed to the survivor’s home. The four defendants were arrested and Kotwali in charge at Hathras was removed and sent to police lines.
BSP chief Mayawati tweeted targeting the state government for the gang rape of the woman.
“A Dalit girl in UP’s Hathras district was severely beaten and then gang-raped, which is extremely shameful and extremely reprehensible,” Mayawati tweeted in Hindi. “Even daughters and sisters from other sectors of society are not safe in the state. The government must pay attention to it. This is the BSP’s demand,” he added.
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