UP woman hacked to death by 'brother of accused over refusal to withdraw rape complaint’

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Lucknow: A 20-year-old woman was hacked to death in Uttar Pradeshs Kaushambi district Monday, allegedly over her refusal to withdraw a rape complaint...

Ashok Nishad, his brother Pawan the man accused of raping her and their two brothers Prabhu and Lokchandra have been named in a First Information Feport (FIR) lodged on charges of murder, intentional insult and breach of peace..

The woman was attacked with an axe in Kaushambi districts Dherha village around 5 pm while she was returning home with her sister-in-law, according to the police...

The sister-in-law wrote in her complaint that Ashok and his brothers insulted her on the road, as she had refused to withdraw the complaint of rape..

Following this, one of the accused attacked the woman with a sharp-edged weapon which resulted in her death..

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