Anger over 10-year-old rape victim’s death after alleged treatment delay

Seetu Tewari

BBC Hindi, Patna

Cherylann Mollan

BBC News, Mumbai

Getty Images Members of Maitree Womens Rights Organization protest against the remission of life sentences for those convicted in the Bilkis Bano rape trial on August 24, 2022 in Kolkata, India.Getty Images

Cases of rape and sexual assault often make headlines in India

The death of a 10-year-old rape victim in the eastern Indian state of Bihar after an alleged delay in medical treatment has sparked outrage in the country.

The girl died on Sunday morning at the state government-run Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) in the capital Patna.

Her uncle has alleged that the child’s condition worsened as she was kept waiting in an ambulance for around four hours on Saturday before being admitted to the hospital.

PMCH authorities have denied this, saying that claims of a delay in admission are “baseless”.

The girl’s…

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