Days after the Hathras gangrape, another Dalit woman died in Uttar Pradesh after two men allegedly raped her in Balrampur district, PTI reported on Wednesday. The police said the accused took the woman to a doctor after raping her, but when her condition deteriorated, they sent her home.
Two men, identified as Shahid and Sahil, have been arrested, according to The Indian Express. They had called the woman to their place “on the pretext of friendship”, an officer told the newspaper.
Balrampur Superintendent of Police Dev Ranjan Verma said the incident happened in the Gaisari area of the district. “The woman’s family members said she worked at a private firm,” he told The Indian Express. “On Tuesday, she did not return till late night. When they tried to contact her on phone, they could not reach her.”
Verma added that later in the night, the woman returned on…
