13-yr-old gang-rape victim kills self in Kanpur
KANPUR : A 13-year-old gang-rape victim has allegedly committed suicide by hanging here, police said on Saturday, with family members claiming that the minor was upset over culprits not being arrested and some women in the neighbourhood taunting her.
The girl, who was allegedly abducted and raped by three teenage neighbours on July 13, was found hanging inside her room on Friday night and her body was sent for a post-mortem examination, City Superintendent of Police (east) Raj Kumar Agarwal said on Saturday.No suicide note was discovered from the site, he added.
The family of the girl, however, alleged that she was upset with police inaction and comments passed at her by women in the neighbourhood which led her to kill herself. An inquiry has been ordered into the matter and senior officials have visited the aggrieved family, Agarwal said.
The girl, who was allegedly kidnapped and raped by three neighbours on July 13, was found hanging inside her room on Friday night. Her body was sent for a post-mortem examination, City Superintendent of Police (east) Raj Kumar Agarwal said on Saturday.
An inquiry has been ordered into the matter and senior officials have visited the aggrieved family, Mr Agarwal said. The SP said Station House Office Satya Dev Sharma, Cooperganj police post in-charge Umesh Kumar, Head Constable Urmed Singh and Constable Sanjiv Gautam have been suspended for negligence in discharging official duties.
He also confirmed that a First Information Report or FIR on charges of abatement of suicide was registered against three neighbours, including two women, who have been arrested. (With Inputs from Lucknow Bureau)
