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After the Nirbhaya rape case, the entire country mourned India’s Daughter. And while marching with a candle in my hand, I believed for one minute that there could be a change. But looking at where we are now, almost five years down the line I can say that I was wrong. Rape and violence against women has become so common today that I see many people becoming almost indifferent towards it.

According to a report by Dainik Bhaskar, a college girl was found unconscious and badly bruised on the streets of Agra on the 24th of October. She was taken and admitted to the hospital and has since been hanging on to life by a thread. She’s in a coma due to severe head injury.

On the day of the incident, the girl’s family was called and told that she was in an accident. They rushed her to a hospital in Agra. But they didn’t believe the accident story.

According to the family, she was abducted by the man on the pretext of marriage and then raped by him along with 8-10 of his friends. The accused has been held in jail because of the complaints filed by the family.

According to India Today, both student bodies, ABVP and NSUI rallied outside the District Magistrate’s office in support of the girl. They protested for justice and wanted to see the accused behind bards

However, in another India Today report, SSP Agra, Amit Pathak said that it was the girl who regained consciousness in the middle and said that she had been raped by the accused and 8-10 of his friends.

However, recently the police have found a CCTV footage of the girl herself going to the boy’s place debunking the abducted theory.

The girl’s medical examination has not been conducted yet. And the police say that her statement can only be taken once she regains consciousness.

The girl’s relatives have urged PM Modi and UP CM Yogi Adithyanath to help. They say that neither the police nor the doctors are helping them out. In a harrowing video, the girl’s relative said,

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“Police wale bol rahe hai accident case hai, doctors bol rahe hai accident case hai, par jab bhi hosh aata hai, cheekhti hai, chillati hai bolti hai mujhe chhod do mujhe chhod do.”

Both the girl and her family are suffering immensely and our heart goes out to them. We hope that justice is served and the truth is brought out soon.