Mumbai, August 30: The Maharashtra State Women's Commission has taken cognisance of the matter of the death of a gangrape victim in Jalna district and has asked for an investigation and swift action by Mumbai Police. The Commission has also sought the investigation report of the case till date from the police. Paresh Rawal's Driver Arrested by Mumbai Police On Charges Of Rape And Making MMS Video Viral.

The family of the 19-year-old gang-rape victim who died on Wednesday evening has asked for action against the police for delay in investigating the crime. The teen was raped by four people around Chembur on July 7, but the Chunabhatti police haven't made a single arrest in the matter yet. The family has demanded the suspension of two cops who didn't take immediate steps to investigate the matter, according to a Mumbai Mirror report.

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When the unfortunate incident took place, the girl was in Mumbai, she had come to visit her brother in Chembur. She was invited by her friends to a birthday party, but when she refused,  the friend who invited her said there would be people at the party who could help her with job references.  After attending the birthday party, she came home very weak and slowly her health started deteriorating to the extent that she was also paralysed. It was doctors in Aurangabad, who told the victim's family that the teen was gang-raped and administered with a drug that had impacted her central nervous system.

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