Rape Victim Commits Suicide After Police Pressure Her to Marry Attacker

[Nawzlew]

A 17-year-old Indian girl who was gang-raped committed suicide after police pressured her to drop the case and marry one of her attackers, police and a relative said on Thursday.

Amid the ongoing uproar over the gang-rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi earlier this month, the latest case has again shone the spotlight on the police's handling of sex crimes.

One police officer has been sacked and another suspended over their conduct after the assault during the festival of Diwali on November 13 in the Patiala region in the Punjab, according to officials.

The teenager was found dead on Wednesday night after swallowing poison.

Inspector General Paramjit Singh Gill said that the teenager had been "running from pillar to post to get her case registered" but officers failed to open a formal inquiry.

"One of the officers tried to convince her to withdraw the case," Gill, the police chief for the area, told AFP.

Before her death, there had been no arrests over her case although three people were detained on Thursday. Two of them were her alleged male attackers and the third was a suspected woman accomplice.

The victim's sister told Indian television that the teenager had been urged to either accept a cash settlement or marry one of her attackers.

"The police started pressuring her to either reach a financial settlement with her attackers or marry one of them," her sister told the NDTV network.

Meanwhile, the Press Trust of India reported that a police officer has been suspended for allegedly refusing to register a rape complaint in the northern state of Chhattisgar.

The woman and her husband later brought the case to the attention of a more senior officer and a hunt has now been launched for her attacker, an auto rickshaw driver.

Official figures show that 228,650 of the total 256,329 violent crimes recorded last year in India were against women.

The real figure is thought to be much higher as so many women are reluctant to report attacks to the police.

During an address to the chief ministers of India's states on Thursday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged to bring in new laws to cover attacks on women.

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[solexsup]

Damn shame

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[degenerate423]

Wow, marry one of your attackers?  What kind of solution is that?  I'm sure they won't even try to catch dude

.  RIP

...

 

[powerballin]

Offer the victim marriage? Really.....women got it bad over there

 

[sir charles]

Stories like that make me sad. Now I got to go to bed sad.

Thanks op :'(

 

[bossjin]

These stories get worse every time i read them

 

[dmbrhs]

Well, it's a cultural thing, and we can't judge.

 

[mitchellicious]

Well, it's a cultural thing, and we can't judge.

Bruh!

 

[AEA18]

I wonder how many aren't coming forward because if they do police will force you to marry your rapist :x

 

[nationaltruckerdave]

Well, it's a cultural thing, and we can't judge.

 

[milestailsprowe]

Marry your rapist sounds terrible. You start the relationship with abuse and that is never good.

 

[b20 eg8]

What in theeeeeeeeeee hell?????? :x

 

[rusty shackelford]

Well, it's a cultural thing, and we can't judge.

:x, or am I missing some sarcasm?

 

[fly23s]

Gang raped IN THE BUS

WTH

 

[twizzi]

Thats disgusting how they get it to a point where the victim chose to take their own life thats wack a person in that state is under so much emotional pressure probably

 

[michigan]

Well, it's a cultural thing, and we can't judge.

You crazy! lmao its a problem for the whole world.  No culture should be allowed to run around and rape women and get away with it.    lol As a human being we can't accept that.   Just think if that was your mom, sister, daughter, or wife that was raped.  What would you do?  just say oh well its our culture so just accept it.   smh

Even though we have our own problems in the US I'm just thankful that I don't live in some sick country like that.   What the f**ck is wrong with them people?

 

[mrbrown]

rapist must have been hyped

 

[jonathango]

rip |I

 

[stunnafasho03]

 

[DCAllAfrican]

And folks wonder why I think sometime news stories are made up. I don't believe this happened.

 

[celticsfan9783]

Well, it's a cultural thing, and we can't judge.

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[shogun]

Nice, depressing story from India to start off my morning .

 

[puglife]

aaaand it begins

 

[jdmjaydc2]

smh just think of the stories that didnt make it to the news.....

 

[T Lo Sweater]

What the freak!