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2019 Asifabad gang rape refers to the gang rape and murder of 30 year old dalit woman hawker in Komaram Bheem district of Telangana, India on 24th November 2019.

Victim
Victim was 30-year-old dalit woman hawker living in Jainoor for her livelihood from last 7 years with her husband but originally hailed from Khanapur mandal of Nirmal district. She was given name as Aparichita (lit. 'one who is not identified') by Police. She was street vendor and was used to sell baloons and other items for her livelihood.

Rape and murder
Aparichita, who was in her periods at that time, was allegedly gang raped and murdered by three men according to police. According to police, three suspects have confessed that they raped and killed her by slitting her throat when she refused to surrender on 24 November 2019 at 10:30 am. Her dead body was found on 25 November 2019.

Investigation
Police had captured the three suspects who allegedly confessed their crime on 27 November 2019. Police claimed that one of them had past criminal record and was arrested for robbery earlier. In addition, Police also claimed that all of them were involved in smuggling teak wood and spending their day in taking drugs and alcohol.

Protests and allegations of bias
Protests across the Kumram Bheem was held on 26 November and bandh was observed. After a week, protests were also observed over allegations of 'police inaction'.

Manda Krishna Madiga, leader of Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti, alleged that there was bias with crimes against dalits and said that 2019 Hyderabad gang rape had widespread protests across nation but this case got little attention. Victim's husband also alleged bias over her wife's rape and murder; he also demanded to shot the rapists in same way happened in Hyderabad case. During an interview to Swarajya (magazine), he alleged that police was hiding the post-mortem reports that might reveal 'disturbing details'.