LUCKNOW: In a chilling reminder of the

gang rape, the body of a woman in

was found by residents outside a primary school building in

village across the

road on Thursday morning. The local police station was informed around

, but since they were on duty in the wake of former US president Bill Clinton’s visit to a village

away, it took two hours for the first policeman to arrive at the scene of crime where hundreds of villagers had gathered. Evidence suggests she posed a brave fight against the rapists. Her clothes were torn and body was found in a pool of blood. The private parts were bleeding profusely suggesting attack with a blunt object.

Nirbhayamid-20sBalsinkhedaMohanlalganj-Memaura6am10kmAbducted in a motor vehicle on late Wednesday, the unidentified female in her mid-20s was paraded naked, subjected to extreme sexual abuse and violence that made her bleed profusely.Despite high alert, a group of assailants on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday committed the gory act which surpasses the brutality witnessed in the national capital on December 16, 2012.The assailants tore off the clothes of the female at the school compound. At least three to four assailants are suspected to have dragged the female towards that part of the school where there are cement benches that serve students attending classes.Evidence suggests the female was forced to lie on the bench as men took turns to rape her. One of her earrings and hair strands were recovered under one bench. Her stole, kurti, and slippers were found scattered around.The men seem to have dealt lathi blows on her face, chest and waist and on legs and drove a stick into her private parts. As she started bleeding excessively, the men dragged her to a classroom and continue abusing her sexually.Postmortem by six doctors including forensic expert and female doctor confirmed laceration in anal and vaginal areas. “Blunt objects such as wooden stick were thrust inside the vaginal and anal area to inflict pain,” said a doctor from the panel. He added that “male discharge (semen) was collected and sent for further examination,” he added. Sample oral swab had also been prepared.The panel noted a total of 12 injuries, abrasions and contusions on the corpse with maximum severity doled out below the abdomen. The female bled to death and her private parts were badly lacerated.Inspector general of Lucknow zone, Subhash Chander, said one or more of the accused could have been from Mohanlalganj area. “They knew nobody visits the stretch. The main gate of the school is locked every night and only a local person would be aware of the path between the bushes. The incident prima facie seemed to be a crime of passion led by a jilted lover. Infidelity is another theory we are working on,” he said.