A ten-year-old lady’s rape in Hapur district took a grim flip after the accused, Shravan Kumar, succumbed to accidents early Thursday after being brutally crushed by an enraged mob. The crime came about per week in the past within the Garh Mukteshwar police station space.
The sufferer, a fourth-grade scholar, was enjoying close to a makeshift hut the place her household—seasonal labourers—was staying in the course of the wheat harvest. (Sourced)
The sufferer, a fourth-grade scholar, was enjoying close to a makeshift hut the place her household—seasonal labourers—was staying in the course of the wheat harvest.
Police say Kumar, a labourer from a close-by village, lured the lady with the promise of a chilly drink. Intoxicated, he took her to an deserted manufacturing facility constructing and allegedly raped her. When the lady was discovered bleeding and traumatised, villagers tracked down Kumar and assaulted him severely earlier than police intervened.
Rescued by police, Kumar was rushed to the local people well being centre earlier than being referred to Meerut Medical School as a result of his important accidents. He died early Thursday.
Inspector Neeraj Kumar confirmed that judicial custody had been granted through video conferencing because the accused was too injured to seem in court docket. His loss of life complicates the authorized proceedings, with the preliminary case of tried homicide towards the mob more likely to be upgraded to homicide.
Earlier than his loss of life, Kumar’s uncle filed a grievance accusing the sufferer’s household and villagers of tried homicide. In the meantime, Kumar’s physique has been despatched for postmortem examination, and his household—distraught over his crimes and his loss of life—visited the mortuary in tears.
“Investigations revealed Kumar allegedly planned to strangle the girl after the rape to hide his crime. The girl’s uncle, searching for her after she went missing, found Kumar in the abandoned factory and uncovered the assault,” police mentioned.
The sufferer, nonetheless traumatised, continues to battle together with her psychological well being, based on villagers.
Whereas many see Kumar’s loss of life as justice, others fear concerning the cycle of violence, leaving his household in grief and disgrace. Authorities now face the problem of balancing accountability for the rape with authorized motion towards the mob.