Overview

• A 45-year-old woman from the Kurku tribal community was gang-raped and brutally assaulted by two neighbours, 27-year-old Hari Ram Korku and 26-year-old Sunil Korku, on May 23 in Khandwa district.
• The victim died of excessive bleeding and severe injuries at a local health centre on May 24 after identifying her attackers to doctors and family members.
• The post-mortem report detailed grievous internal trauma, including protruding intestines and genital injuries caused by a sharp or hard object.
• Police arrested both men on May 25 and have charged them with gang-rape and murder under sections 70(1) and 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
• The Congress party has formed a three-member investigation team, demanded a fast-track trial and criticised the state government for failing to protect tribal women.