7 Men Arrested for Nirbhaya-like Gang-rape and Murder 80 km From Delhi

Mangalore Today News Network

Rohtak, Feb 09, 2015: A mentally-challenged woman’s savage rape and murder in a town 80 km from Delhi has spurred comparisons to the 2012 gang-rape in the capital.

 

The 28-year-old woman’s body was found in a field near the highway in Haryana’s Rohtak, half eaten by animals and with key organs missing. Both arms and the left part of the body were missing. The police said objects had been inserted into her; sticks, stones and condoms were stuffed into her private parts.

The mutilated body was found three days after the woman, who had been living with her sister while getting treatment from a hospital, was reported missing.

"The police did not take my complaint seriously. They said you keep looking for her...you will find her or maybe she will return. If they had acted promptly, she would have been alive," the woman’s sister said, adding, "We want the killers to be hanged."

She led a candlelit vigil in Rohtak on Saturday. On Sunday evening, protesters blocked the national highway after details emerged of the brutal attack and the apparent reluctance of the police to act when she was first reported missing.

The police have announced a five lakh rupee reward for information on the attackers.

"There are some good clues but I don’t want to give any running commentary because that will go against the case," said Mohd Akil Ahmed, a senior Rohtak police officer.

The Chandigarh police chief, Yashpal Singal, has been sent to Rohtak to oversee the investigations.

"We have asked for a report and any errant officer will be charged," said Mr Singal, on alleged police negligence.
India has been under the spotlight in recent years over a spurt in incidents of sexual violence against women.

In 2012, the fatal gang-rape of a student on a moving bus in New Delhi led to a massive public outcry and tougher laws to deter rapists.

 

Courtesy: NDTV