Questions over India teen rape victim’s car crash
An Indian teenager who accused a senior politician of rape is fighting for her life after being critically injured in a crash that killed two relatives, raising suspicions of foul play. Her lawyer was also badly injured in the accident, which occurred in northern Uttar Pradesh state Sunday when a truck collided with their car. Police said yesterday they had arrested the truck driver and were investigating claims that it may have been a hit to silence the young woman. "We are analysing all the aspects, we are looking into call details and have recorded statements of eye witnesses," state police chief O.P. Singh told reporters in Lucknow, the state capital. Top rights body the National Commission of Women urged police to conduct an "absolutely free, fair and speedy" probe and said its team would soon meet the teenager's family.
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