Before taking the body to Hathras, they will protest in front of the National Commission of Women in Delhi, the Azad Samaj Party said.
In Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras village, a 19-year-old Dalit girl was brutally assaulted by four caste Hindu men. She succumbed to injuries at Delhi’s Safdarjang hospital in the early hours of Tuesday, the Hindu reported.
She had gone to collect animal fodder from the field on September 14, when this incident happened. The girl was allegedly gang-raped and later strangulated with her dupatta.
On the request of her father, she was shifted to Delhi from Aligarh’s JN Medical College on Monday. The administration delayed in referring her to Delhi and that the facilities in Aligarh were inadequate, members of the Azad Samaj Party alleged.
“From delay in the arrest to dilly-dallying in shifting her to Delhi, the administration’s role is questionable,” head of the Agra division of Azad Samaj Party, Harpal Singh said. They said, before taking the body to Hathras, they will protest in front of the National Commission of Women in Delhi.
“We demand proper compensation and that the case should be heard in a fast track court so that the monsters could be sent to the gallows as soon as possible,” he added.
Head of the neurosurgery department of Aligarh Medical College, Fakhrul Hoda said the victim had suffered permanent damage in the spinal cord because of fractures in the 2nd and 3rd vertebrae in the neck region and that the doctors were waiting for her to stabilise to operate upon her. “The medical facilities that were required for her were available at the hospital. She was put on a ventilator from the third day when her oxygen saturation dropped,” he told the Hindu.
There were demands of justice for the victim on social media by many users. The recent surge in similar rape cases in the Hindi heartland state has brought it at the centre of criticism from all corners.
What should the UP govt have done in the brutal Hathras gang rape case? To begin with it shouldn’t have taken 8 days to register the gang rape case. It should have sent her to AIIMS earlier. It should have booked culprits under NSA. It shouldn’t have called the rape ‘fake news.’
— Rohini Singh (@rohini_sgh) September 29, 2020
Sad sad day. How much longer can this be allowed to go on .. #Hathras
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) September 29, 2020
Heartbreaking news. The Hathras rape survivor lost her battle for life. Passed away this morning in AIIMS.
The 19 year old was raped, her tongue was cut, she was left paralysed.
Outraged. Disturbed. Ashamed.
We should all demand Justice for her. #StopThisShame #Hathras
— Zeba Warsi (@Zebaism) September 29, 2020
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