KEY POINTS

  • Two men in the Indian city of Fatehpur allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl Tuesday
  • The minor later died of suicide after she drank rat poison
  • One of the accused rapists has been arrested, while police are still looking for the other

A 13-year-old girl in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh killed herself with rat poison after she was allegedly gang-raped by two men earlier this week, police said.

The unnamed Dalit minor was relieving herself in an open space near her home in the city of Fatehpur Tuesday evening when two men from her village forcibly took her to a garden and raped her, Times Now News reported.

When the girl failed to return home that night, her family conducted a search, and she was later found in the garden, her sister claimed. The minor then revealed that two men, identified only as Ajay and Vijay, had forced themselves on her.

The girl was taken to a hospital the next day, and she was discharged after receiving treatment. She was later scolded by her family members, which prompted her to consume rat poison in a fit of rage, Fatehpur Police Superintendent Rajesh Singh said.

Upon complaining of ill health, the minor was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was treated by doctors and prescribed medicine before being sent back home, according to police.

However, she was rushed to the hospital again after she started feeling uneasy, and her health condition began to deteriorate.

The girl was then transferred to Sadar Hospital, but she later died while undergoing treatment, police said. Her body has been sent for postmortem, a report by NDTV said.

The girl's father has filed a complaint at the Chandpur police station in connection with the alleged gang-rape, and a case has been registered, according to Singh.

One of the men allegedly involved in the incident, Ajay, has been arrested and is being interrogated, the official noted. Police have launched a manhunt to capture Vijay.

Authorities have investigated the scene of the crime, and further investigation into the alleged rape is underway, Singh said.

In a similar story, the lifeless body of a 17-year-old girl in the village of Ikona in Amroha district was found hanging from a tree near her home in October 2021, months after she was allegedly raped by a fellow villager.

If you have thoughts of suicide, confidential help is available for free at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Call 1-800-273-8255. The line is available 24 hours, every day.

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Representation. Police in India are investigating the gang-rape of a 13-year-old girl, who died by suicide following the incident, according to reports. diegoparra/Pixabay