Kanpur: A 16-year-old rape survivor allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison in her house in the city on late Monday night. She has been admitted to a private hospital where she is battling for life.Police said four youths pursuing BTech course from a local college had allegedly lured the girl over some pretext and gang-raped her at an apartment in the city on December 25.Initially four people were detained. However, during investigation, the police allegedly gave a clean chit to three accused — Abhishek, Jacky and Shubham. Anurag, son of a police inspector, however, was arrested and sent to jail, said police.The girl’s family members, however, claimed she was upset over the police giving clean chit to three friends of the main accused Anurag.The girl was allegedly gang-raped by the youths on December 25, 2018, according to the complaint lodged by her father. The complaint further stated that she had gone to college with her friend when their common friend Anurag took her to an apartment. When she reached there, she found Abhishek, Jacky and Shubham present there. They took turns to rape her. When she resisted, they threatened her of dire consequences and brutally assaulted her too.SP West Sanjiv Suman said, “The matter is being investigated and we are trying to ascertain the facts which led the survivor resorting to this step.”

Stay updated with all the Kanpur Live News headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.