AGRA/FIROZABAD: A
rape accused who had also been booked for circulating an objectionable picture of the act committed suicide on Saturday morning in Aurangabad village of Jasrna police jurisdiction in
UP's
Firozabad district.
Twenty-five-year-old Amit was a distant nephew of the 36-year-old rape (married) victim. On Saturday morning, his body was found hanging from his home roof ceiling.
Amit left a suicide note, claiming to be in a relationship with her aunt, who has 10-year-old son from 12-year-old marriage. “My beloved killed herself and now I too end my life,” read the suicide note.
Earlier on Friday, the woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself inside her house, hours before she was supposed to give her statement in front of the judicial magistrate for the alleged rape.
On July 16, the woman’s husband had filed an FIR against three men, including Amit and his two friends Anil and Jitendra, alleging that his wife was raped and objectionable pictures and video were released on web. The three were booked under IPC section 376 (rape) and the IT act.
According to the woman’s husband, “My wife was raped and on June 16 the three youths uploaded the objectionable pictures and video on web, but police did not lodge FIR for one month and neither detained the three accused.”
“Later, after continuous persuasion, on July 16 police lodged an FIR and took another week for medical examination. My wife was in depression and she killed herself,” said the victim’s husband.
Taking cognizance of the police leniency, superintendent of police Firozabad Sachindra Patel suspended SHO Jasrana Munsih Chandra and investigation officer Sompal Saini of the case.
Police have now added abetment to suicide section against the remaining two rape accused who are at large. The victim had a 10-year-old son from 16-year-old marriage.
On Saturday, inspector general of police Raja Srivastava of Agra range visited Aurangabad village to take status update of the case.
On Saturday, inspector general of police Raja Srivastava of Agra range visited Aurangabad village to take stat... Read More
