Cuttack: The six-year-old rape victim of Salepur died at the SCB Medical College and Hospital here on Sunday after battling for life for eight days, officials of the hospital said.
She passed away in the evening, Hospital Superintendent Shyama Kanungo said. The body would be handed over to the victim's family in the presence of police personnel following a post-mortem, she added.
The girl was rescued in a critical condition from a school campus in Jagannathpur village under the Salepur police station on the evening of April 21. She had deep injuries on her head, face, neck and in her private parts.
The village is located at a distance of about 30 kms from Cuttack. A 25-year-old man of the village was arrested in connection with the incident on April 22 and remanded to custody on charges of rape and attempt to murder under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
