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A 17-year-old girl who was gang-raped last month committed suicide after a police officer pressed her to drop the case and marry one of her attackers, the police and a relative said Thursday. One police officer has been fired and another suspended over their conduct after the assault in Punjab State, officials said. A police official, Inspector General Paramjit Singh Gill, said the girl had urged the police to open a formal inquiry, but instead “one of the officers tried to convince her to withdraw the case.” The girl swallowed poison and was found dead Wednesday night. A 23-year-old student who was gang-raped on a bus in New Delhi this month was flown to Singapore on Thursday for further medical treatment, officials said. A 18-year-old girl who was gang-raped last month committed suicide after a police officer pressed her to drop the case and marry one of her attackers, the police and a relative said Thursday. One police officer has been fired and another suspended over their conduct after the assault in Punjab State, officials said. A police official, Inspector General Paramjit Singh Gill, said the girl had urged the police to open a formal inquiry, but instead “one of the officers tried to convince her to withdraw the case.” The girl swallowed poison and was found dead Wednesday night. A 23-year-old student who was gang-raped on a bus in New Delhi this month was flown to Singapore on Thursday for further medical treatment, officials said.

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:

Correction: December 28, 2012

An earlier version of this article misidentified the age the girl who was gang-raped last month. She was 18, not 17.