WB gangrape victim passes away, family lodges complaint against Mamata

Kolkata A 16-year-old girl, who was gangraped twice in a day around two months ago in the northern fringes of the city and had attempted suicide on December 23, succumbed to her injuries in a city hospital today. The victim’s father alleged medical negligence and has filed a complaint against Mamata Banerjee who holds the health portfolio according to television reports. The victim was admitted to the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital after she attempted self-immolation in her house near Dum Dum, where her family had shifted after the rape incidents at Madhyamgram. [caption id=“attachment_1317571” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Representational Image. PTI[/caption] On 25 October, the girl was first gangraped near her house in Madhyamgram and she was found by local residents in a field. Later on, when she was returning home along with her father, who is a taxi driver, and her mother after lodging a complaint with the local police station, she was again abducted by the same gang and raped, police said. The severely injured victim was found lying unconscious near the railway tracks on the same day. Six persons were arrested after local residents demanded immediate action against the gang, but the victim’s family members alleged that on 23 December , a close associate of the gang leader Chottu had barged into their Dum Dum residence and threatened them with dire consequences if the girl did not withdraw her complaint. She tried to commit suicide on that very day. Doctors at RG Kar Hospital said, the victim was admitted with nearly 80 percent burn injuries and a damaged lungs. She died at around 2 PM today, they said. PTI