A 19-year-old woman who was allegedly raped by four of her friends in Mumbai in the first week of July died at a state-run hospital in Aurangabad city in central Maharashtra, the police said on Thursday, 29 August.
The woman, who was admitted to the hospital on 25 July, was battling for her life and died on Wednesday night, a police official said.
A team of the Mumbai police will reach Aurangabad by Thursday evening, he added.
The alleged rape came to light only when the girl complained of pain in her private parts on 24 July and was admitted to a private hospital in Aurangabad.
The doctors suspected that she had been raped and informed the police and she was shifted to a government-run hospital.
As per the complaint filed at Begumpura Police Station in Aurangabad, on 7 July, the girl had come to Mumbai.
Four of her friends had decided to celebrate her birthday. After cutting the cake, the four allegedly raped her.
She later returned to Aurangabad but did not tell her parents about the incident, the official said.
The case was transferred to Chunabhatti police station.
“We are investigating but as of now we haven't got any leads about the accused’s identity,” said an official of Chunabhatti police station.
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