20-Year-Old Rape Victim Hacked To Death in UP’s Kaushambi: What We Know

Since the incident, the atmosphere in the village has reportedly been tense.

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A 20-year-old woman was hacked to death in Kaushambi district’s Dherha village on Monday, 20 November.

Details: Mahewaghat Police has sent the body of the deceased for post-mortem.

• Since the incident, the atmosphere in the village has been tense.

• Additional police forces have been deployed in the wake of the murder.

How it happened: According to the villagers, the woman was returning home after taking the cattle grazing on Monday evening when she allegedly got into an argument with two brothers, murder-accused Ashok and rape-accused Pawan.

• After a spat broke out, it is alleged that the men brutally attacked the woman with a sharp object.

• According to the police, both of the accused fled the village after committing the crime.

Why it matters: Villagers told The Quint that Pawan had been accused of raping the deceased victim three years ago.

• He was released on bail two days ago.

• Pawan has since been pressuring and threatening the victim’s family to withdraw the case, the villagers alleged.