Another gang rape in Unnao: Survivor attempts immolation

KANPUR: In a rerun of the horrific gang rape in Unnao, another rape survivor and her mother tried to set themselves ablaze on the Unnao district collectorate campus on Thursday to protest police inaction on their complaint. Again, it’s Makhi police station which has come under scanner, despite facing apex court scrutiny and drawing CBI flak for allowing sacked the henchmen of sacked BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar a free run.
Police, however, stopped the immolation and the survivor and her mother were rushed to Makhi police station for quick redressal.In July, the girl lodged an FIR against three persons, accusing them of sexual assault. While cops claimed one of the accused was arrested and the remaining two are on the run, the rape survivor alleged police were going soft on the accused, who were now regularly threatening them.
The rape survivor alleged in her July 1 complaint that she was abducted by three youths who came to inform that her father was critically injured in an accident and offered to ferry her to the hospital. On way, the accused took her to the jungles and allegedly gang raped her. Circle Officer Gaurav Kumar Tripathi said one of the accused was arrested and sent to jail, while the remaining two were on the run.
‘Immolation was the last option to end trauma’
We have assured her of swift police action and instructed Makhi cops to arrest the accused,” he said.
Talking to TOI, the rape survivor and her mother said, all the accused are having a free run and threatening them and police were doing nothing to nab them. “Immolation was the last option to end our trauma,” the survivor said.
Earlier, Makhi police had been in the line of fire for going soft on BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar which forced the Unnao rape survivor to attempt self-immolation outside chief minister’s residence in Lucknow and the case came under the media glare. The probe was taken over by CBI.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)