India News | Rape Survivor Dies by Suicide at Shillong Shelter Home
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 17-year-old rape survivor died allegedly by hanging herself at a government-run shelter home in Shillong on Wednesday, police said.
Shillong, Jun 21 (PTI) A 17-year-old rape survivor died allegedly by hanging herself at a government-run shelter home in Shillong on Wednesday, police said.
The body of the girl was found around 10.30 am at the shelter home in the city's Mawdiangdiang area, they said.
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The body was sent for the post-mortem examination to the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, they added.
The girl was sent to the shelter home after a case was registered at the Mawngap police station in East Khasi Hills district under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act, police said.
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A case of unnatural death was registered at the Rynjah police station, and an investigation started, they said.
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