Dalit rape victim dies after 5 hr delay in hospital admission in Bihar

A minor Dalit girl, who was brutally raped and stabbed, died on Sunday, June 2, at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) after battling severe injuries, with her family alleging medical negligence.

The assault occurred on May 26 in Muzaffarpur.

According to reports, the victim was found abandoned near a pond with her throat slit and multiple stab wounds. 

The girl’s uncle



claimed that she was then taken to PMCH in an ambulance but had to wait outside for five hours before being admitted at 5 pm on May 31, only after Bihar Congress president Rajesh Ram intervened.

The victim’s mother alleged that the accused, Rohit Kumar Sahni, 30, a fish-seller, lured her daughter with promises of chocolate and Kurkure before taking her to an isolated spot near a pond, where he raped her, slit her throat, and left her to die.