Four of six Kanpur men, accused of molesting 13-yr-old, beat survivor's mother to death while out on bail; all arrested

In another shocking case of crime against women from Uttar Pradesh, a 40-year-old Kanpur woman was beaten to death allegedly by men who were facing trial for molesting her 13-year-old daughter in 2018. The incident comes a week after the teenaged survivor and her family were assaulted, allegedly by the same men who had managed to get bail in the original molestation case.

All accused have now been arrested, reports said.

NDTV  reported that the woman passed away at the Lala Lajpat Rai hospital (locally still known by its colonial name, Hallett Hospital) on Friday.

The woman, also a witness in the molestation case, was hospitalized after the four accused, out on bail, stormed into her house and attacked her with sharp-edged weapons. The woman and her sister who is a BJP leader in Jajmau locality were injured on the night of 9 January.

According to New18, the deceased woman had filed a complaint against one Mahfooz for allegedly molesting her daughter two years ago at a tannery in the Chakeri area, following which the man along with five others was booked under section 354 of the IPC (sexual assault of children) and sent to jail.

Four of the six accused - Abid, Mintu, Mahboob, Chaand Babu, Jameel and Firoz — barged into the woman's house demanding the family to withdraw the case reported NDTV. 

"The incident took place in Chakeri area. The accused in the molestation case of 2018 was out on bail. There was a dispute between the accused and the victim's family while the accused were drinking liquor. The accused along with other people attacked the two witnesses of the molestation case," Kanpur SSP Anant Dev Tiwari told ANI.

The SSP said, "In the attack, a woman was seriously injured and was admitted to the hospital. After spending over a week in the hospital, she succumbed to her injuries on Friday. Police have arrested the four people." Further investigation is underway, he added.

The Hindu journalist tweeted a video which shows four men beating up two women. A video shot from the terrace shows a group of three-four men beating people, and as one woman in a red kurta is seeing lying, motionless on the floor as one of the men stomps her. Firstpost could not independently verify the video, but Uttar Pradesh Police did acknowledge it with a response and said the matter was under investigation.

A group of five men accused of molesting a young girl, who are currently out on bail, attacked the victim's mother after she refused to withdraw the case in Kanpur. The mother succumbed to injuries at the hospital. @myogiadityanath where is law and order in the state. @Uppolice pic.twitter.com/9FVO7TvCMX

— Saurabh Trivedi (@saurabh3vedi) January 17, 2020

This is not the first brutal attack where molestation or rape accused have tried to intimidate and silence the survivors and their families. Just last month, an 18-year-old rape survivor was set ablaze in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur by the accused rapists. A similar incident was reported from Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, where another woman was burnt to death by her alleged rapists while she was on her way to a court in Raebareli. The victim had suffered 90 percent burns and was referred to Delhi after a brief treatment at Civil Hospital in Lucknow.

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