15-year-old cancer survivor gets raped twice in India

Uttar Pradesh - She was gang-raped first by two men, one of them was her acquaintance

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Published: Mon 11 Dec 2017, 10:27 AM

Last updated: Mon 11 Dec 2017, 12:30 PM

In a horrifying incident a 15-year-old blood cancer survivor was raped twice on Saturday night in Lucknow's Sarojini Nagar area. She was gang-raped first by two men, one of them was her acquaintance, and then by a passer-by from whom she sought help, according to reports in The Times of India.
Narrating the incident, the girl told police in her statement that she left her house around 9.00 pm to meet the youth whom she knew. He then took her to a secluded area, where he and his friend raped her. However, the girl's ordeal did not end there. When she approached a passer-by seeking help, she was assaulted and raped again by the stranger who took advantage of the situation 
The police have arrested the passer-by, Virendra Yadav, and are on the lookout for the other two accused. The girl's father lodged a complaint with Sarojininagar police on Sunday morning.
According to a senior police official quoted by The Times of India, the two accused named by the victim have been identified as Shubham and Sumit and live in the same locality as the girl.
       

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Published: Mon 11 Dec 2017, 10:27 AM

Last updated: Mon 11 Dec 2017, 12:30 PM

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