Unnao Rape Survivor Set Ablaze By Accused Out On Bail

After Telangana, now a rape victim in Uttar Pradesh has been set ablaze in Unnao, who has suffered 80-90% burns. She has been admitted to Lucknow’s King George Medical University. Unnao Police has arrested all five accused involved in this attack.

According to the police, the 23-year-old woman had registered a case of rape against two persons in March this year.

On Thursday morning, when the rape victim started out from Unnao to Raebareli, the accused persons stopped her en route, doused her in kerosene and set her ablaze. One among those who sprayed kerosene on her is the rape accused.

The victim belongs to Unnao, while the rape took place in Raebareli. The victim has alleged that during the rape, a video of the incident was also made.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has attacked the Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) government on the deteriorating law and order situation in the state.

She has tweeted, “Yesterday, the country’s Home Minister and U.P. Chief Minister clearly lied that the law and order situation in U.P. has improved. It causes indignation to see these incidents taking place daily. BJP leaders should now stop fake publicity.”

कल देश के गृह मंत्री और उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री ने साफ-साफ झूठ बोला कि यूपी की क़ानून व्यवस्था अच्छी हो चुकी।

हर रोज ऐसी घटनाओं को देखकर मन में रोष होता है। भाजपा नेताओं को भी अब फर्जी प्रचार से बाहर निकलना चाहिए।https://t.co/XGqvqu7Dxd

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 5, 2019

U.P.’s Unnao district has been in the news earlier too for heinous crimes like rape. In 2017, a minor girl had accused erstwhile BJP MLA Kuldip Singh Sengar of raping her. However, the victim had to make several efforts before U.P.’s Yogi government took action in the case. At present, the case is being dealt with by the CBI and Sengar is in prison.