Unnao: Rape survivor dies of cardiac arrest, after being set on fire by gang including accused
New Delhi: After battling for life at Delhi's Safdarjung hospital, the Unnao rape survivor who was set ablaze while on her way to a court hearing on Thursday morning, died at 11:40 pm on Friday.
The 23-year old girl was a rape survivor and had filed a case in March alleging that one of the accused had raped her in 2018. She accused two men, Shivam and Shubham Trivedi, of raping her in December last year.
The hearings for the case were ongoing, when one of the prime accused, Shubam, was released on bail. According to the police statement, the young girl and her family had started getting threats from him since his release.
The girl was on her way to Rae Bareli court for the case when she was abducted and later set on fire by five men, two of whom were the accused in her rape case.
Harishankar Trivedi, Ram Kishore Trivedi, Umesh Bajpai, Shivam and Shubham Trivedi were the perpetrators of the heinous act, the last two are the prime accused in the rape case.
The victim ran for a kilometer even as she burned crying for help and assistance. As per reports, after the incident, she took a bystander's mobile phone and called the emergency help number and police herself.
Some media reports dated December 6 were doing rounds claiming that Unnao rape victim was beaten with sticks and stabbed with knives. "As per the medical report the rape victim has not received any external or internal injury and have only evidence of burn injuries," clarified Uttar Pradesh government in a statement.
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