Raped minor dies after struggling for life in Odisha hospital

Bhubaneswar April 29 (IANS) A six-year-old rape survivor from Odisha s Salipur died on Sunday after struggling for life for more than a week at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack an official said.

The minor was on ventilator support ever since she was admitted to the hospital in a critical condition The girl was admitted to the trauma care ICU in the paediatric ward Medical Superintendent Shyama Kanungo said.

On April 21 the girl was found unconscious in a school compound in Salipur area of Cuttack. She was rushed to a hospital in Salepur but later shifted to the SCB.

The girl was reported missing after she went to a shop near Jagannathpur Nodal Upper Primary school to buy chocolates around 6 p.m. on April 21. The accused lured her away with a chocolate.

"After raping her on the school premises he attempted to kill her by throttling her. Accused Mohammad Mustaq was arrested " said Krutibas Jena Cuttack (Rural) Additional Superintendent of Police.

The girl s sister demanded a speedy trial in the case and death sentence for the culprit.

--IANS
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