<p>A 20-year-old woman who was allegedly attacked by two youths with sharp-edged weapons during a sexual assault attempt succumbed to her injuries here, police said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The woman died on Friday at her home in the Bhira area, around 50 km from the district headquarters on the way to Dudhwa National Park.</p>.<p>The victim’s family members performed her last rites on Saturday evening in their village amidst heavy police presence, officials said. Her autopsy report is awaited.</p>.<p>Police have added the charge of culpable homicide but not amounting to murder to the original FIR, which was filed after the incident.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/maharashtra-man-keeps-raped-daughters-body-in-salt-pit-for-44-days-for-second-post-mortem-1145717.html" target="_blank">Maharashtra: Man keeps 'raped' daughter's body in salt pit for 44 days for second post-mortem</a></strong></p>.<p>A police outpost in-charge has also been suspended for not heeding to the family's complaint, in which they had alleged that the woman was sexually assaulted.</p>.<p>The two accused have been arrested, Kheri police said in a press statement on Saturday.</p>.<p>Police said they came to know about a “distortion” in the FIR after a video of her family members alleging it surfaced on social media.</p>.<p>Following it, the outpost in-charge was suspended, police said. They said the investigation into the case has been assigned to Additional Superintendent of Police Arun Kumar Singh.</p>.<p>Heavy police force was deployed in the woman’s village after her relatives and locals staged a protest demanding swift justice.</p>.<p>ASP Arun Kumar Singh, DSP Rejesh Kumar and others rushed to the village and pacified the protesters, assuring them of effective action.</p>.<p>Authorities after hectic negotiations persuaded the family to allow the body to be taken for a post-mortem examination, police said.</p>.<p>Further action will be taken after the post-mortem report arrives, they added.</p>
<p>A 20-year-old woman who was allegedly attacked by two youths with sharp-edged weapons during a sexual assault attempt succumbed to her injuries here, police said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The woman died on Friday at her home in the Bhira area, around 50 km from the district headquarters on the way to Dudhwa National Park.</p>.<p>The victim’s family members performed her last rites on Saturday evening in their village amidst heavy police presence, officials said. Her autopsy report is awaited.</p>.<p>Police have added the charge of culpable homicide but not amounting to murder to the original FIR, which was filed after the incident.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/maharashtra-man-keeps-raped-daughters-body-in-salt-pit-for-44-days-for-second-post-mortem-1145717.html" target="_blank">Maharashtra: Man keeps 'raped' daughter's body in salt pit for 44 days for second post-mortem</a></strong></p>.<p>A police outpost in-charge has also been suspended for not heeding to the family's complaint, in which they had alleged that the woman was sexually assaulted.</p>.<p>The two accused have been arrested, Kheri police said in a press statement on Saturday.</p>.<p>Police said they came to know about a “distortion” in the FIR after a video of her family members alleging it surfaced on social media.</p>.<p>Following it, the outpost in-charge was suspended, police said. They said the investigation into the case has been assigned to Additional Superintendent of Police Arun Kumar Singh.</p>.<p>Heavy police force was deployed in the woman’s village after her relatives and locals staged a protest demanding swift justice.</p>.<p>ASP Arun Kumar Singh, DSP Rejesh Kumar and others rushed to the village and pacified the protesters, assuring them of effective action.</p>.<p>Authorities after hectic negotiations persuaded the family to allow the body to be taken for a post-mortem examination, police said.</p>.<p>Further action will be taken after the post-mortem report arrives, they added.</p>