A 19-year-old Dalit woman has died after she was allegedly gang raped by four rich men sparking outrage in India.
The woman was admitted to a hospital in Delhi two weeks ago with several serious injuries.
The attack occurred on 14 September in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Four men have been arrested.
Police told local media that the four men had dragged the victim to a field in Hathras district, where they allegedly raped her. She was grievously injured in the attack.
The victim’s brother confirmed her death, saying that no arrests had been made in the first 10 days after the incident took place. “She was left for dead. She fought for her life for 14 days,” he said.
It was reported that the main accused had always accosted and harassed the young lady.
Dalits are some of India’s most downtrodden citizens because of an unforgiving Hindu caste hierarchy that condemns them to the bottom of the ladder. Despite laws that protect them, discrimination remains a daily reality for the Dalit population, thought to number around 200 million.
