Panchayat lets off rapists; victim ends life

Panchayat lets off rapists; victim ends life

FPJ BureauUpdated: Sunday, June 02, 2019, 04:17 AM IST
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Ghaziabad A 13- year- old gangrape victim allegedly committed suicide after she was not allowed to file a police complaint by the local Panchayat, who reportedly let off the rapists with a mere warning.

The girl allegedly committed suicide

by hanging herself with a dupatta in her house on Saturday evening, police said. The victim was allegedly gangraped by three youths on Wednesday when she had gone to attend a wedding, they said. When she complained to her parents, they took the matter to the Panchayat, officials said, adding, the Panchayat allegedly did not allow the girl to file a police complaint and let off the accused with a mere warning.