Father of gangrape victim dies allegedly by suicide in Hamirpur

The father of a gangrape victim has died allegedly under mysterious circumstances in Hamirpur, the police said on Thursday.

“On March 6, in village Khara, under the limits of Sisolar Police Station, information was received regarding death of a 50-year-old Rakesh Nishad. Local police officials reached the spot and post mortem is conducted. We are initiating necessary action on the basis of the complaint,” Deeksha Sharma, Superintendent of Police (SP), Hamirpur, said.

The minor girls, aged 14 and 16 years, were found hanging from a tree in a field a week ago, after they were gangraped allegedly at a brick kiln in Kanpur’s Ghatampur locality. Family members have alleged the girls were gangraped after being forced to consume liquor.