Raped and left to die, Rajasthan woman rescued after six days

A senior official said two policemen, an SHO and a head constable, have been suspended over the delay in rescuing her — the woman had gone missing on February 4, her family had made a complaint on February 6, and she was finally rescued on February 10. She was found just 3 km away from her village.

“It is nothing short of a miracle that she is alive even after six days. She has been referred to Jaipur where she is undergoing treatment. The woman was lying in an unconscious state for six days. She has insect bites all over her body, her brain is lacking oxygen and she is still unable to talk. A police inspector has been sent with her to Jaipur who is monitoring her treatment,” Nagaur SP Ram Moorty Joshi told The Indian Express on Friday.

Joshi said while the police had identified a person as a suspect, the SHO of the police station concerned “made no effort to search for the woman through traditional methods of policing or with the help of her call details”.

Joshi added that when the family members brought the issue to the notice of the circle officer on February 9, call records of the woman were investigated and the involvement of the same person was confirmed.

“He was arrested. During interrogation, he told us that he raped the woman and that he strangled her along with one of his friends, who is a juvenile. They dumped her in a forest believing she was dead. The area where she was dumped is around 3 km from her village,” said Joshi.

Police found the woman in an unconscious state on Thursday morning.

Both accused persons have been booked under sections pertaining to gang rape, kidnapping and attempt to murder, said SP Joshi.