Overview
- The 40-year-old died at PGI Chandigarh on Friday night, five days after a November 3 attack in Hamirpur while she was cutting grass.
- Police say a Class 9, 14-year-old boy attacked her with a stick and a sickle when she resisted an attempted sexual assault.
- The accused was apprehended, reportedly confessed during questioning, and is lodged in a juvenile home as proceedings continue.
- Family members and villagers placed the body on the Hamirpur–Dharamshala highway near Khaniyara and ended the blockade after roughly four hours following assurances from officials, including a call from Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.
- Investigators recovered a sickle, a stick, a broken scale, and pen pieces at the scene, and police have registered a case under relevant sections.