Unnao case : Unnao rape victim dies at Safdarjung after cardiac arrest

New Delhi, Dec 07 (HS): The victim, who was burnt after the rape in Unnao, died in Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi on Friday night at 11.40 pm. She was undergoing treatment at Safdarjung Hospital.

HOD of the hospital’s burn and plastic surgery department, Dr. Shalabh Kumar, while confirming the death of the victim, said that at around 11:10 pm, the victim’s heart stopped functioning. Despite all the efforts of doctors, her condition did not improve and she died at 11:40.

Her father’s made serious allegations against the administration. The father has demanded from the Yogi government that just as the police in Hyderabad killed the accused, those who tortured our daughter should be rushed to death or else the accused should be hanged. He further said that the daughter’s soul will be able to get peace only after the accused will be punished.

The case belongs to Unnao’s police station area, according to the police FIR, the victim was gang-raped in December last year. The  villagers told of the incident that even after 90 percent burns, the victim had walked one kilometer from the spot. After this, she also sought help from a person working outside the house. The police who reached the spot got the girl admitted to the nearby district hospital. From there she was referred to Lucknow Hospital. After this, she was sent to Delhi.

The victim also gave a statement in the hospital. In her statement to the magistrate, the victim has named 5 accused. According to the victim’s statement, the five accused together stabbed her first and then burnt her alive.