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A teenager from Delhi who was allegedly tortured, repeatedly raped and force-fed acid has died a sickening painful death after her 'internal organs were destroyed.'

The 14-year-old 'Dalit' - a member of the lowest caste in India's social system, also known as an ' untouchable ' - is said to have been drugged and raped by her family's neighbour last year.

He allegedly kidnapped the teenager again ahead of a court hearing in May before torturing and raping her.

Her parents are reportedly street cleaners and currently at the hospital where she was treated, Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh, north west Delhi.

She was forced to swallow a corrosive liquid, possibly an acid, by the man and 'died a very painful death', according to the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal .

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She said the neighbour, named only as Shivshankar, was arrested only after the DCW became involved.

Ms Maliwal tweeted: "The girl was fed a corrosive substance which completely destroyed her internal organs and she died a very painful death.

"There are so many questions we can raise over the police action in this case? Why was the accused not arrested? Why was the Prevention of Atrocities Act not applied in this case?

"With parents of 14 year old victim. V poor n inconsolable. How many Nirbhayas does Delhi want? We all simply wait for next Nirbhaya to die."

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The name Nirbhaya refers to the 2012 gang rape of 23-year-old physiotherapy student Jyoti Singh who was beaten, gang raped and tortured in a private bus in which she was traveling with her friend, Awindra Pratap Pandey.

She was later named Nirbhaya, meaning "fearless" and her life and death have come to symbolise women's struggle to end rape in India.

The girl's uncle told The Indian Express : "For two months she suffered everyday. She was forced to drink an acid-like substance after which she could not eat anything.

"Drinking water was also painful. She would vomit blood."

The girl's family claim four other people are responsible for the torture and rape of the teen.