Uttar Pradesh: Dalit woman gangraped in Balrampur, Govt attracts more criticism

Balrampur: A 22-year-old woman was reportedly gang-raped and killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur on Tuesday while returning home from college. This comes ahead of nationwide outrage over the Hathras gang-rape and murder in which 19-year-old dalit teen from Hathras was raped. The Uttar Pradesh government is facing backlash after another Dalit woman died after gang-rape in Balrampur district of the state.

The opposition, Samajwadi Party supremo and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav pointed out, “After Hathras, now a daughter was harassed and gang-raped in Balrampur. The victim died in serious condition. Condolences!” The BJP government should commit no laxity in this case as was done in Hathras and arrest the accused immediately.”

In a tweet, Raj Babbar said, “Now in Balrampur, a girl from the Dalit society was harassed. A similar incident has also happened in Azamgarh and Bulandshahr. In every case, the victim is waiting for justice. The BJP, which came to power with the promise of women’s security, has forgotten it now.”

“In last two days, two Dalit girls were gang-raped in UP and both succumbed to the brutal assault,” the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) tweeted.

The 22-year-old woman, a 2year Bcom student waa employed at private firm as per her family members. She did not return home on Tuesday night, police officials said. On returning on Wednesday in an autorickshaw, she had intravascular cannula, medically known as Vigo and used for administering injection, glucose or other fluids in the body, inserted in her hand, the police reported.

According to the family members, the girl was seriously injured, her legs and spine were broken and sent to hospital. She died on her way to the hospital, said Balrampur SP Dev Ranjan Verma. Police officials said that the two accused in the case have been arrested.

This is the second incident of gang-rape and death reported just a day after another Dalit victim of gang-rape and brutality from Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras died on Tuesday, sparking angry protests in the country.