LUCKNOW: The UP DGP may be having doubts whether one of the Badaun sisters were raped or not, but the postmortem report of the two victims clearly states that the girls were brutally raped.The doctors first examined 14 year old younger sibling. Listing external injuries, the panel noted, "on perineal examination, bleeding in the form of clotted blood is seen in and around vaginal orifice." It further said, "Hematoma present over hymen and abrasions present around hymen (findings suggestive of rape)." In the column on opinion, the panel has noted once more that the girl was raped. "Perineal findings suggesting rape,'' it read.Interpreting the findings of the postmortem report, a government gynaecologist based in Lucknow said, "Bleeding around vaginal orifice is indicative of a forced entry which happens in case of rape. Hemotoma or a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues over the hymen confirms that the hymen was ruptured in the process of forced entry. It also suggests that there was resistance from the victim. Abrasion marks around the hymen would be found in case of tearing of the hymen during first intercourse. This means that the girl was not habituated to sexual behaviour."In case of the elder girl (16), the panel noted, "Hymen is bluish in colour. Vaginal tear is present in 5 o'clock position." The column on opinion has noted that perineal findings are suggestive of rape. Translating the findings of the report for TOI, the gynaecologist said, "the hymen would turn bluish because of hematoma or bleeding of the hymen in case of forced entry. Vaginal tear of any type confirms that the girl was raped."The tree from which the two sisters were found hanging in Badaun.Women's rights activists and lawyer Varsha Deshpande who has studied the postmortem report was shocked to hear why UP's DGP had said. "There is no room for any doubt that the girls were not raped. Any further (forensic) testing would help the police put up stronger evidence against the accused. By stating that one of the girls was not raped, the UP DGP is creating confusion and trying to divert the media attention on the case," she told TOI over the phone.People protesting against the Badaun gang rape and murder case in Lucknow.The postmortem report also suggests that the girls were hanged to death when they were alive. ''Asphyxia'' (severe prolonged suffocation that leads to death) was noted as the immediate cause of death in case of both the girls. The reports further say that asphyxia was caused by ante-mortem hanging. "Forensic experts can clearly tell whether a victim was 'killed and hanged' or 'hanged to kill'. Their judgement is based on the ligature marks (marks on the neck of the victim caused by hanging)," said a retired chief medical officer.