This Article is From Aug 11, 2018

Gang-Rape Survivor In UP Tries To Commit Suicide Over Police Inaction

The woman attempted to end her life by consuming poison on Friday, Station House Officer (SHO), Jhinjhana, Rajkumar Sharma said.

Gang-Rape Survivor In UP Tries To Commit Suicide Over Police Inaction

The woman was allegedly raped by the men on August 5 (File)

Muzaffarnagar:

A 23-year-old gang-rape survivor allegedly tried to commit suicide over police inaction at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district.

The woman attempted to end her life by consuming poison on Friday, Station House Officer (SHO), Jhinjhana, Rajkumar Sharma said.

Two people are accused in the case and one of them was arrested on Friday. The woman is undergoing treatment at a hospital, the officer said.

Family members claimed that she was upset over the police not taking adequate action against the perpetrators.

The woman was allegedly raped by the men on August 5, according to the complaint lodged by her father.

He has also alleged that the men had threatened his daughter with dire consequences if she reported the matter, the police.

Mr Sharma said the matter is being investigated and a search had been launched to nab the other accused.

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