Hathras Rape Victim Battling For Life Passes Away

A 19-year-old Dalit girl Manisha Valmiki from Uttar Pradesh succumbed to injuries at a hospital in New Delhi. She was allegedly gang-raped by four upper-caste men in Hathras district on September 14. The girl was taken to a hospital in Aligarh the next day in a critical condition. Manisha was later shifted to AIIMS, Delhi, a day earlier after her condition showed no signs of improvement. She was in critical condition and on a ventilator.

#JusticeForManishaValmiki
A 19-year-old girl was brutally gang-raped like Nirbhaya in UP Hathras by 4 Rapists. Her tongue was cut off. Her spinal cord and neck were damaged.
Please, hangout all rapists.#RIPManishaValmiki@myogiadityanath pic.twitter.com/aijSVPWfBy

— shivam Shukla Annu bjp (@Annubjp1) September 29, 2020

As reported by sources to Indian Express, the teenager had gone to the fields with her mother on September 14 and went missing soon after. She was later found brutally injured and raped. The victim’s tongue was cut off and the spinal cord severely injured, among other serious injuries. The police said the victim had been dragged into a field and gang-raped. She had also been strangled with her dupatta.

The four men were arrested based on a statement provided by the victim on September 23. She had briefly regained consciousness and had accused Sandeep, his uncle Ravi (35), and their friend Luv Kush, of committing the crime.

Congress’ UP in charge Priyanka Gandhi attacked the Yogi Adityanathh government over the crime against women. Samajwadi Party spokesperson Sunil Singh Sajan said that the incident has exposed the law and order in the state. Bollywood actors expressed anger over the incident. While Kangana Ranaut demanded capital punishment for the rapists, Ridha Chadha said that more than the word ‘Dalit’, the brutality of an assault should trigger people. BSP chief Mayawati too slammed the UP government over the incident.

Check out their tweets here:

…यूपी में कानून व्यवस्था हद से ज्यादा बिगड़ चुकी है। महिलाओं की सुरक्षा का नाम-ओ-निशान नहीं है।अपराधी खुले आम अपराध कर रहे हैं।

इस बच्ची के क़ातिलों को कड़ी से कड़ी सजा मिलनी चाहिए। @myogiadityanath उप्र की महिलाओं की सुरक्षा के प्रति आप जवाबदेह हैं। 2/2

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) September 29, 2020

If the use of the word ‘dalit’ has triggered you more than the barbarity of rape and violence itself, there’s a problem don’t you think ? We must act together, build a society where caste becomes immaterial and girls have an actual shot at life. RIP 💔 #JusticeForHathrasVictim

— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) September 29, 2020

यूपी के हाथरस में गैंगरेप के बाद दलित पीड़िता की आज हुई मौत की खबर अति-दुःखद। सरकार पीड़ित परिवार की हर संभव सहायता करे व फास्ट ट्रैक कोर्ट में मुकदमा चलाकर अपराधियों को जल्द सजा सुनिश्चित करे, बीएसपी की यह माँग।

— Mayawati (@Mayawati) September 29, 2020

Shoot these rapists publicly, what is the solution to these gang rapes that are growing in numbers every year? What a sad and shameful day for this country. Shame on us we failed our daughters #RIPManishaValmiki

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 29, 2020

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