New Delhi: A 20 year old woman was gang-raped and tortured by four men from her village in Hathras. She had been in a critical condition with multiple fractures and her tongue had been slashed in the horrific assault said and she had been in the ICU in a hospital in Uttar Pradesh until she was moved to Delhi yesterday, died in Delhi hospital today morning.

The woman was attacked on September 14 at her village in Hathras, some 200 km from Delhi. She was dragged by her dupatta into the fields from a spot where she had been cutting grass with her family. All four attackers are in jail. The woman belonged to the Scheduled Castes community, while the attackers were from a so-called upper caste. The woman’s family has accused the Uttar Pradesh police of not helping them initially but reacting only after public outrage.

The women were a little far from each other. Four-five people came from behind; they threw my sister’s dupatta around her neck and dragged her inside the bajra field.” The Uttar Pradesh police denied the family’s allegation of slow response. ”

This is a very unfortunate incident but we have been proactive in making arrests and helping the family in whatever manner possible. I will personally ensure swift investigation and that these men are tried in a fast track court,” Hathras police chief Vikrant told in a press conference.