A gang-rape survivor has been raped and then dumped on the side of a road allegedly by the same five men who attacked her three years ago.
The 20-year-old student who was raped in 2013 was found in the roadside bushes of a small northern Indian city last week after being taken from outside her college and drugged.
The girl, who belongs to the Dalit caste, was allegedly raped by her attackers because she had been so steadfast in her case against them.
Two of the five accused were initially arrested in 2013 after the first incident of rape but were let off on bail.
Instead of settling the case in court, the accused wanted to do it outside the court and offered the family around $75,000 (£56,600) but they rejected the offer.
The girl’s family say the attack last week was retaliation for not withdrawing the case.
The victim’s brother told the Hindustan Times: ‘We had filed a case in the court for the arrest of the remaining three and re-arrest of the two out on bail.
‘We were getting constant threats from the accused to reach a compromise outside the court, but we remained firm.’
The rape took place in Rohtak, just outside Delhi, which has a very male-dominated and patriarchal culture. The family had moved their following the first rape for the girl’s safety.
The girl is now recovering in hospital.
