UP Shocker! Minor Dies By Suicide After Alleged Gangrape While She Was Returning From Tuition

In a shocking incident, a class 10 student from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh died by suicide after she was allegedly abducted and gang-raped while on her way back from a tuition class.

The incident that happened on Thursday was reported from a village in rural Meerut.

What happened?

The 15-year-old girl had gone for tuition and while she was returning four men allegedly abducted and sexually abused her.

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After returning home, she narrated her woes to her parents and consumed some poisonous substance sometime later, prompting her parents to rush her to the SSD Global Hospital in Modipuram.

'Died during treatment'

According to the police, the girl died in the hospital during the treatment.

Meerut's Rural Superintendent of Police Keshav Kumar said four youths were involved in abducting and raping the girl and the police, on the basis of a suicide note left by the girl, have arrested two of the accused and have launched a manhunt to nab two others.

In her suicide note, the girl had named four men, including Lakhan and Vikas from a neighbouring village, besides two others.

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Lakhan and Vikas have been arrested while the police are on the lookout for two others, the SP said.

Not the first incident

This is the second such incident being reported from Meerut in recent times.

In March, a 15-year-old girl was kept hostage and allegedly gang-raped for over a month.

The incident was reported from Kanker Khera area under Sardhana police station of the district. It is also alleged that the accused were preparing to sell the minor.

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The girl somehow managed to escape from the captivity and narrated her ordeal to the police.

According to the victim, her mother has so far got married thrice. She said her mother took her out on some pretext where two youth gave her sedatives and took her to their homes.

The accused continued to gang-rape her for one-and-a-half-month. On March 13, she escaped from the house and reached Sardhana police station and filed a complaint.

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