Women in the northern Indian state of Punjab mourn the death of a rape case teenager who killed herself with poison.<br/> <br />Police failed to take action after three men allegedly abducted the girl on the night of the Diwali festival, raped her and dumped her on the road.<br/> <br />The 17-year-old had tried to report the crime but local police didn't register the case for two weeks.<br/> <br />In her suicide note, she said she'd been called repeatedly to the police station and humiliated once the case was finally registered.<br/> <br />The town's police chief told reporters three people mentioned in the suicide note had now been arrested and the officer in charge sacked for negligence.<br/> <br />He decried attempts to hush-up the case and said he was taking it very seriously.<br/> <br />"It is a very sensitive matter," he says. "The girl is like a daughter to us."<br/> <br />The news of the teenager's suicide comes as a 23-year-old medical student brutally gang raped on a bus in New Delhi continues to battle for her life.<br/> <br />That savage assault has caused outrage in India with thousands participating in massive protests demanding tough new anti-rape laws and and stringent punishment for rapists.
