The six-year-old girl of Salepur who was raped, died at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, India sunday after battling for life for eight days, officials of the hospital have said.
She died in the evening, Hospital Superintendent Shyama Kanungo said. The body would be handed over to the victim’s family in the presence of police personnel following a post-mortem, she added.
The girl was rescued in a critical condition from a school campus in Jagannathpur village under the Salepur police station on the evening of April 21. She had deep injuries on her head, face, neck and in her private parts.
The village is located at a distance of about 30 km from Cuttack.
A 25-year-old man of the village was arrested in connection with the incident on April 22 and remanded to judicial custody on charges of rape and attempt to murder under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
“Since the victim has died, the attempt to murder charge will be converted to murder charge,” Salepur police inspector DK Mallick said.
A 13-member team of senior doctors was attending to the victim, who was kept in the ICU, the hospital superintendent said.
The condition of the girl did not improve even after she was put on ventilator support, she added.
May her soul rest in peace. Too sad!
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