Prime Minister Narendra Modi was informed on Friday about the purported gangrape of a 19-year-old girl in his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi, where he came to unveil development schemes.
“Immediately after landing in Varanasi, the prime minister was briefed by the police commissioner, divisional commissioner and district magistrate on the “recent criminal rape incident in the city”, a Uttar Pradesh government statement read.
“He instructed them to take the strictest possible action against the culprits and to implement appropriate measures to prevent such incidents in the future,” it said.
Nine Sent to Judicial Custody in Alleged Gangrape
Nine people have been taken into custody and lodged in judicial custody in the purported gangrape of a 19-year-old student, As per the victim’s father, she had stepped out of the house to see her friend on March 29.
“She came in contact with boys after that, and 3-4 days passed by. We were all worried, and fearing judgement, we tried finding her ourselves, but in vain. We approached the police on 3 April. She was found on 4 April by the police. She was in bad state. After treatment, when she became normal, she narrated the whole incident,” ANI quoted the girl’s father as saying.
Multiple Accused, Ordeal Lasted a Week
She was lured and abducted and raped for a period of days, as per the police, the 23 accused persons allegedly raped her over a 7-day period, the emaining accused are yet to be arrested by the police.
“She was intoxicated many times by many people and was gang-raped. The involvement of so many men indicates that it was a planned attempt. My daughter studied Commerce in her inter, and she was planning on pursuing sports. She is 19 years old. I do not know or recognise any accused,” the victim’s father said.
“Yogi Adityanath is known for tactfully handling such cases. I urge him to give us justice. I do not demand the accused to be hanged, but the punishment should be so severe that people think twice before raping anyone,” he added.
“The accused were brought to the court, there were total 9 accused. All were sent to judicial custody. A total of 23 people have been accused in this. 11 people are unidentified,” Alok Saurabh, lawyer of one of the accused, said.
