A 19-year-old Dalit lady from Uttar Pradesh died in Delhi on Tuesday, almost fourteen days after four men assaulted her in Hathras area in UP.
The lady had been at first admitted to the Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College And Hospital at the Aligarh Muslim University however was moved to the Safdarjung Hospital’s emergency unit Monday. The lady had endured numerous breaks. Her tongue has also been cut off.
The lady’s brother said that they got the updates on her demise at 6 am. “We want justice for her,” he said. “The accused should not be spared. They must be hanged.”
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed outrage over the woman’s death. “A Dalit girl, who suffered atrocities in Hathras, died in Delhi today,” she tweeted in Hindi. “She fought for her life in hospitals for a week.” Vadra told Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath that he was responsible for the safety of the women and demanded strict punishment against the accused.
Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal requested that the denounced be hanged. “In Hathras, four men severely assaulted a 19-year-old girl,” she tweeted. “They broke her spine and cut her tongue. She passed away in Delhi today. Women are falling prey on an everyday basis to the crimes and the government is least bothered .”
The Bhim Army held a dissent outside the medical facility where the lady passed away, demanding punishment for the accused. Protestors carried placards and raised slogans, saying “hang them”.
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekar Azad featured the caste point in the assault case.
The protestors were angry over the alleged delay in providing medical treatment to the woman and also in the filing of the first information report by the police. Her family claimed that the police helped them only after a public outburst on the matter.
In her announcement to the police on September 22, the lady had said that the four men assaulted and raped her on September 14 when she had gone to gather firewood. All four denounced are in prison.
A week ago, based on a complaint by the woman’s brother, the police had booked a man identified as Sandeep for attempted murder, under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The family alleged Sandeep had tried to kill the woman over some old enmity.