Accusing cops of inaction, gang rape victim hangs self

LUCKNOW : Accusing the local police of inaction, a 28-year-old gang-rape victim committed suicide at her house in Dataganj area of Badaun district on Sunday.

Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ashok Kumar Tripathi said the woman was found hanging inside her house in Dataganj and her body had been sent for post-mortem examination.

“A four-page suicide note was found near her body in which she has accused the local police of inaction. We have sent the suicide note for verification and initiated action in the matter,” he said.

Taking strict note of the incident, the SSP also suspended station house officer (SHO), Dataganj, Amrit Lal.

In Lucknow, the DGP headquarters also took cognizance of the matter and sought a report from the SSP.

A police officer privy to the investigation said, in her suicide note, the woman alleged that a man who was known to her approached her near a bus stop on May 15 and told her that her husband was unwell.

“When I sat in his vehicle, two other men who were already there, overpowered me. They then drove me to another city and gang-raped me for a week,” wrote the woman in her suicide note.

The woman was married in 2017, but had been living with her parents since February due to some differences with her husband.

“The woman managed to escape from captivity and

TAKING STRICT NOTE OF THE INCIDENT, THE SSP ALSO SUSPENDED STATION HOUSE OFFICER (SHO), DATAGANJ, AMRIT LAL. IN LUCKNOW, THE DGP HEADQUARTERS ALSO TOOK COGNIZANCE OF THE MATTER AND SOUGHT A REPORT FROM THE SSP.

returned to Badaun. Her family members have alleged that she approached Dataganj police but the SHO refused to lodge her complaint,” the SSP said.

A family member of the woman, who did not wish to be named, said she had also complained to SSP Ashok Kumar Tripathi and ADG (Bareilly zone) Avinash Chandra but no action was taken.

“On June 12, she went to Bareilly and personally met the ADG with her complaint after which he directed Dataganj police to register her complaint. Still, no FIR was lodged,” the relative added.

After the suicide, the Badaun police lodged an FIR against three people and formed teams to nab them.

“A case has been registered against Samir (25), Johid (32) and Parwaz (26) in connection with gang-rape. The accused are the residents of Meaow area of Badaun and are relatives of the woman,” the SSP said.

Police teams, along with a surveillance unit, were raiding their houses and efforts were on to arrest them, the SSP said.