Balrampur (Uttar Pradesh): Hours after the alleged 'forced cremation' of a 19-year-old Dalit woman, who was raped and murdered in Hathras, another similar incident was reported from Balrampur, wherein a 22-year-old girl was allegedly abducted, gang-raped and succumbed later.
Balrampur Superintendent of Police Dev Ranjan Verma said the incident happened in the Gaisari area of the district, where a 22-year-old Dalit woman, working in a private firm, failed to return home in time on Tuesday evening, prompting her parents to start looking for her.
The woman's parents said she did not respond to calls on her mobile phone, triggering panic among family members, the police said.
According to sources, the parents of the victim claimed that she had gone to college for getting admission when she was kidnapped by a few miscreants.
"She went to college for seeking admission. At around 7 pm, she came back home in a very bad condition and was unable to utter a word. She was suffering from severe stomach pain and we took her to the hospital," said the victim's mother.
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She further claimed: "My daughter was kidnapped by three to four men and was taken to an isolated place. She was made unconscious and gang-raped. Her legs, waist were broken. After the brutal rape and torture, the miscreants sent her back home on an e-rickshaw."
"My daughter was pleading that she wanted to live, we took her to hospital but she could not survive the injuries," she added.
Two accused arrested
The woman returned home in an autorickshaw with an intravascular cannula, medically known as Vigo and used for administering injection, glucose or other fluids in the body, inserted in her hand, the police said.
Acting on the parent's complaint, police identified the accused as Shahid and Sahil and arrested them, the SP said.
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Victim's postmortem, cremation conducted
Late in the evening, a panel of four doctors conducted the postmortem of the victim at the district hospital, following which the body was handed over to the family. The last rites of the victim were conducted at a cremation ground in the district amidst heavy police presence.
Contrary to the victim's mother's claims, Balrampur Superintendent of Police Dev Ranjan Verma said that it was not confirmed in the postmortem that the victim's back and legs were broken.
Opposition attacks government
Reacting to the incident, Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav said, "After Hathras, now a daughter was harassed and gang-raped in Balrampur. The victim died in serious condition. Condolences!"
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हाथरस के बाद अब बलरामपुर में भी एक बेटी के साथ सामूहिक बलात्कार और उत्पीड़न का घृणित अपराध हुआ है व घायलावस्था में पीड़िता की मृत्यु हो गयी है. श्रद्धांजलि!
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भाजपा सरकार बलरामपुर में हाथरस जैसी लापरवाही व लीपापोती न करे और अपराधियों पर तत्काल कार्रवाई करे.#Balrampur#NoMoreBJP
">हाथरस के बाद अब बलरामपुर में भी एक बेटी के साथ सामूहिक बलात्कार और उत्पीड़न का घृणित अपराध हुआ है व घायलावस्था में पीड़िता की मृत्यु हो गयी है. श्रद्धांजलि!
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) September 30, 2020
भाजपा सरकार बलरामपुर में हाथरस जैसी लापरवाही व लीपापोती न करे और अपराधियों पर तत्काल कार्रवाई करे.#Balrampur#NoMoreBJPहाथरस के बाद अब बलरामपुर में भी एक बेटी के साथ सामूहिक बलात्कार और उत्पीड़न का घृणित अपराध हुआ है व घायलावस्था में पीड़िता की मृत्यु हो गयी है. श्रद्धांजलि!
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) September 30, 2020
भाजपा सरकार बलरामपुर में हाथरस जैसी लापरवाही व लीपापोती न करे और अपराधियों पर तत्काल कार्रवाई करे.#Balrampur#NoMoreBJP
"The BJP government should commit no laxity in this case as was done in Hathras and arrest the accused immediately," he added with a hashtag#Balrampur... #NoMoreBJP" on his Twitter handle.
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Meanwhile, BSP leader Zeba Rizwan, who reached the victim's village, said that it was clear from the attitude of the government that it does not care about the safety of women, soldiers, or even the youth. "We will fight to ensure speedy justice for the victim," she said.
School student raped in Ayodhya
Meanwhile, in another shocking incident, a student of class 10 was raped by her neighbour and her friend in Ayodhya's Bikapur area. In a complaint lodged by the victim's mother, it has been stated that the girl was called by her neighbour in Kujarhat on September 26.
"Two-bike borne goons kidnapped the girl and she was taken to Lucknow. After the rape, she was left to die in Sultanpur," stated the complaint.
Ajay Kumar, Circle Officer, said, "A complaint has been lodged after the victim's mother approached us. Two teams have been constituted to nab the arrest and the girl has been sent for medical examination.
The brutal gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl in UP's Hathras has sparked nationwide outrage with the opposition attacking the Yogi Adityanath's government for the deteriorating law and order in the state.
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