Uttar Pradesh: Dalit woman raped in Pratapgarh, police arrests accused

A sensational incident of rape of a 25-year-old Dalit woman took place in a village in Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh. In this case, based on the victim’s complaint, a case has been registered against the accused under the Indian Judicial Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Additional police officer Sanjay Rai said the police had registered a case against the accused and arrested him. The accused was identified as Rikhiram Maurya (65). In her complaint, the woman alleged that the accused raped her last week. Threatened to kill him if he told anyone.

The ASP said the woman remained silent for several days due to the defendant’s threats, but after her health suddenly deteriorated, the family took her to see a doctor. He later told his family about the atrocities that had happened to him. The family took him to the local police station. Go there and file a complaint against the accused.

Let us tell you that an incident of abuse of a minor girl took place in Pratapgarh this month. A 16-year-old girl was taken hostage and raped here. She was found at the scene, covered in blood. Following the incident, police arrested the accused in the encounter.

The girl was found covered in blood in a field in the Leelapur police station area of ​​the district on October 6. His nose is bleeding. Scarves were tied around the hands and neck. The victim’s mother accused a young man from the same village. The defendant dragged the victim into a millet field, the indictment said.

He raped her and tried to strangle her with a scarf. After this, he left him, thinking he was dead. When the girl did not return home for a long time, she was searched. Meanwhile, people arrived at the field when the nephew raised the alarm about the possible presence of wild animals in the field.

Everyone was shocked when they saw the scene there. The victim was immediately taken to the hospital. When her condition became critical, she was referred to SRN Hospital Prayagraj where the victim died in the ICU ward. In this case, after the police filed a case, they captured the suspect during the encounter.

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