AMBEDKAR NAGAR: A rape victim in the Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh allegedly ended her life by committing suicide after the police failed to act on her allegation and even reprimanded her for pursuing her case.
The victim's father claimed that his daughter went to the Superintendent of Police's office and was reprimanded and told to go home. He informed reporters that after this, she "took the severe step of taking her life."
"My daughter left for school on September 16 but never came home. We reported a missing person to the police, but nothing happened. After two days, she returned and informed us that she had been brought to Lucknow by two youngsters who had sexually assaulted her in a hotel room "The victim's father spoke to the media.
The father said that the police was pressuring his daughter to compromise in the case. He claimed that she had even threatened to kill herself if the Malipur police did nothing.
Ajit Sinha, the superintendent of police, said: "In this case, the girl has had a medical examination. On the basis of the statement, rape has been confirmed by two individuals. A case will be filed against the unidentified individuals in order to take action. Meantime, senior police officials have reached her home after we learnt of the suicide. We will take action in the matter with promptness."
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