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CBI submits status report in Unnao rape case
The CBI on Wednesday submitted its progress report in the Unnao rape case before the Allahabad High Court and sought transfer of the case to Lucknow. The report was submitted in a sealed cover before a bench comprising Chief Justice D B Bhosale and Justice Suneet Kumar.
Lucknow: The CBI on Wednesday submitted its progress report in the Unnao rape case before the Allahabad High Court and sought transfer of the case to Lucknow. The report was submitted in a sealed cover before a bench comprising Chief Justice D B Bhosale and Justice Suneet Kumar.
The agency also filed an application seeking transfer of the case to Lucknow from Unnao. Taking congnisance of a petition by senior advocate Gopal Swaroop Chaturvedi demanding court-monitored investigation into the case, the HC had on April 13 directed the investigative agency to file the status report in the case by May 2. The court has set May 21 as the next day of hearing.
Meanwhile, an application was moved on behalf of the victim's mother demanding an enquiry to trace Pintoo Singh, who had lodged an FIR against the girl's father under the Arms Act. In a case that gave way to massive public outrage, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. The victim's father died after being reportedly beaten up by the MLA's brother and others.
After nationwide uproar over Unnao gangrape case involving a BJP MLA, another incident has been reported from the Uttar Pradesh district.
A Dalit woman has filed a complaint that her minor daughter was allegedly gang-raped two years ago and rapists also recorded the incident in a video.
She alleged that the rapists blackmailed her daughter that if she reports the case, the video of the incident will be uploaded on social media. The woman further said that her daughter is being blackmailed and sexually assaulted since the incident. Taking cognizance of the case, Unnao police has arrested the main accused, reports news agency ANI.
The medical examination of the girl has been conducted and an investigation in the case is underway, the police said. The main accused in minor's rape case has been arrested, said police.
Recently, India has seen an upsurge in rapes and sexual assault crimes against minor girls. According to statistics compiled by the crime records bureau, the courts convict only 3-4 out of every 10 men charged with child rape.
In January, an eight-year-old girl, who belonged to a nomadic Muslim tribe in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, was allegedly abducted, drugged, gangraped, tortured and killed. In Indore, an infant was allegedly raped and killed.
Taking cognizance of such crimes, President Ram Nath Kovind, on April 22, promulgated the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018, for effective deterrence against the commission of rape. Giving strength to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the ordinance seeks death penalty for the rapists of girls below 12 years of age and stringent punishment for rapists below 16 years.
