Dalit teenager commits suicide after rape

A minor Dalit girl allegedly ended her life after being raped in Uttar Pradesh. Her family has alleged that the girl was also poison by her attackers but police said a suicide note has been recovered from her house.

Meerut: A 15-year-old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh ended her life by consuming poison after she was raped. Police have arrested two people, identified as Lakhan and Vikwas Balwant, on the basis of a suicide note found at the victim's house.

The family of the girl in a complaint said she was going to attend her tuition classes on Thursday evening when she was abducted by four goons in Meerut. Reports said the girl was also poisoned by her attackers.

Superintendent of Police Dehat Keshav said a case of gang rape was reported from Meerut and two people have been arrested.

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Keshav said, "We have registered a case against four people under section 376 (gang-rape) of the Indian Penal Code) and other sections of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) (SC/ST Act) and investigating the matter from all angles. Prime accused Lakhan and victim used to attend the same tuition classes."

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The victim's father said, "My daughter was going to attend her tuition classes at 3.30 pm on Thursday. On her way, she was kidnapped and gang-raped at an abandoned place. She narrated the entire ordeal and we immediately shifted her to the hospital where she succumbed to her injuries."

Seeking justice for her daughter, he said police have not taken any action despite the complaint being registered.

A hospital staff Manoj Goyal said, "Despite all possible efforts, we could not save the victim as the poison had spread to her entire body. We have handed the body to the police and it has been sent for post-mortem."

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