Hazaribag girl set on fireplace for resisting ‘rape’ try, dies

By PTI

HAZARIBAG: The 23-year-old girl, who was set on fireplace for allegedly resisting a rape try, succumbed to her burn accidents in a Ranchi hospital on Sunday morning, police stated.

The girl had been doused with petrol and set on fireplace in her dwelling in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag allegedly by 4 individuals for resisting a rape try on the evening of January 7, with three of her attackers being her kin.

The girl was underneath remedy at Ranchi’s Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) with about 70 per cent burn accidents.

Hazaribag Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Ratan Chothe confirmed to PTI that, “The woman died on Sunday morning at RIMS.”

Hazaribag police had fashioned a particular investigation crew (SIT) for a radical probe into the case. However, no arrest has been made within the case to this point. The SP stated that the investigation is on and the accused shall be nabbed quickly.

“Apart from the named accused in the FIR, we are also investigating the role of the victim’s husband in the incident. There is a mismatch in the statements given by the woman and her husband. The woman had told police that she was rescued by the neighbours after she shouted for help, while the husband claimed that she was rescued by him,” the SP stated.

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The husband was already married and the sufferer was his fourth spouse, police stated.

The police had additionally raised doubt over the rape try allegation of the lady, as among the many 4 accused allegedly concerned within the crime, one is a lady and she or he is the sister-in-law of the sufferer.

The sister-in-law’s sons are additionally allegedly concerned within the crime. Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Anuj Oraon, who’s investigating the case, instructed PTI, “The allegations made in the FIR by the victim did not match with our initial investigation. We are yet to find any evidence against the accused.”

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He stated, “We are waiting for the FSL’s (forensic science laboratory) report to reach any conclusion.”

Meanwhile, relations of the sufferer demanded that police instantly arrest the accused individuals.

HAZARIBAG: The 23-year-old girl, who was set on fireplace for allegedly resisting a rape try, succumbed to her burn accidents in a Ranchi hospital on Sunday morning, police stated.

The girl had been doused with petrol and set on fireplace in her dwelling in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag allegedly by 4 individuals for resisting a rape try on the evening of January 7, with three of her attackers being her kin.

The girl was underneath remedy at Ranchi’s Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) with about 70 per cent burn accidents.

Hazaribag Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Ratan Chothe confirmed to PTI that, “The woman died on Sunday morning at RIMS.”

Hazaribag police had fashioned a particular investigation crew (SIT) for a radical probe into the case. However, no arrest has been made within the case to this point. The SP stated that the investigation is on and the accused shall be nabbed quickly.

“Apart from the named accused in the FIR, we are also investigating the role of the victim’s husband in the incident. There is a mismatch in the statements given by the woman and her husband. The woman had told police that she was rescued by the neighbours after she shouted for help, while the husband claimed that she was rescued by him,” the SP stated.

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The husband was already married and the sufferer was his fourth spouse, police stated.

The police had additionally raised doubt over the rape try allegation of the lady, as among the many 4 accused allegedly concerned within the crime, one is a lady and she or he is the sister-in-law of the sufferer.

The sister-in-law’s sons are additionally allegedly concerned within the crime. Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Anuj Oraon, who’s investigating the case, instructed PTI, “The allegations made in the FIR by the victim did not match with our initial investigation. We are yet to find any evidence against the accused.”

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He stated, “We are waiting for the FSL’s (forensic science laboratory) report to reach any conclusion.”

Meanwhile, relations of the sufferer demanded that police instantly arrest the accused individuals.