India: A Dalit girl committed suicide after being refused help by the police

In the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, a 17-year-old Dalit girl committed suicide after being frustrated with the criminal behavior of the police on sexual assault.

According to Indian media, a 17-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging herself in Bara Banki district after the police pressured her family to withdraw the case against the neighbor.

A Dalit girl was sexually assaulted by a neighbor, on which the victim’s family filed a case against the neighbor, but the police pressured and threatened the family to withdraw the case and compromise.

The family also said that the girl ended her life because the police failed to arrest the accused who was threatening her to withdraw the case.

(function(d, s, id){
var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}
js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;
js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3&appId=770767426360150”;
fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);
}(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’));
(function(d, s, id) {
var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
if (d.getElementById(id)) return;
js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;
js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_GB/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.7”;
fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);
}(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’));

Report

Please complete the required fields.

We are seeking your cooperation to ensure transparency, accuracy and accountability to our readership whenever we make an error or need to clarify /correct the post.

Your Name (required)

Email (required)

Reason (required)
Error in Headline Error in Photo Description Error in Post Content Error in Category Error in Name / Title Error in Facts & Figures Broken Links Incorrect Information Copyright Issue Other

Description

Submit