Couple dies by suicide in UP after alleging spouse was raped | Lucknow Information

GORAKHPUR: A 35-year-old laborer and his spouse allegedly died by suicide at their home in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti district after claiming in a video that their neighbors had raped the girl.
In line with the police, the couple recorded a video on their cellphone and requested their youthful son to point out it to the police after their loss of life. Within the video, the couple alleged that their two neighbors had sexually assaulted the girl on the intervening night time of September 20 and 21.
On the premise of a criticism filed by the laborer’s elder brother, the police lodged an FIR in opposition to the 2 neighbors, aged 40 and 17, on prices of rape. One of many accused was arrested and the minor was detained, stated Gopal Chudhary, SP, Basti.
The couple is survived by their three youngsters.
“The victims’ youthful son advised the police that his dad and mom had recorded a video on their cellphone and requested to point out it after they died. We now have discovered the video through which they alleged that their two neighbors had sexually assaulted the girl on the intervening night time of September 20 and 21. Additionally they claimed that they have been pressured to take the intense step due to social shame,” the station home officer of the native police station stated.
(The sufferer’s id has not been revealed to guard her privateness as per Supreme Court docket directives on instances associated to sexual assault)