Uttar Pradesh: Profusely bleeding rape victim denied stretcher by hospital

Lucknow: A rape survivor was refused any medical assistance by a government hospital in Lakhmipur, Uttar Pradesh and had to be carried by a policeman after she was refused even a stretcher.

According to reports, the girl was raped repeatedly by a youth when she went to the fields near her home, and was left bleeding and writhing in pain. Some reports also claim that the survivor was a minor and also mentally challenged.

A case was lodged at the near by police station, and the victim was taken to the hospital, but had to be carried by a police officer and one of her family members after the hospital authorities denied her a stretcher.

She was also ‘denied any form of assistance’ by the hospital despite serious injuries, the reports said.

Recounting the incident, the survivor’s mother said, "My daughter had gone out to the fields, where she was raped. She was bleeding profusely. We are waiting for her to regain consciousness to identify the perpetrators.”

The district authorities have taken note of the apathy, with the District Magistrate directing the Chief Medical Officer to attend to the case with required medical attention.