Day after being set afire, Unnao rape victim dies

New Delhi, December 6

The Unnao rape victim, who was set ablaze by her perpetrators yesterday, passed away tonight at Safdarjung Hospital here after doctors failed to revive her following a cardiac arrest.

The hospital authorities confirmed the death saying she suffered a cardiac arrest late tonight and could not be resuscitated.

“Despite our best efforts, she did not survive. Her condition deteriorated towards the evening. She had a cardiac arrest at around 11.10 pm. We tried to resuscitate her, but she passed away around 11.40 pm,” said Dr Shalab Kumar, head of Burn and Plastic Surgery at the hospital.

The victim was on her way to Rae Bareli yesterday in connection with the case when she was kidnapped by the alleged rapists who put her on fire. The girl was allegedly raped by two persons in December 2018. The case was on trial.

On November 30, 2019, the alleged rapists were granted bail and they started intimidating her. The girl was first admitted to Lucknow and later shifted to Safdarjung Hospital. She had sustained nearly 90 per cent burns. — TNS