AMN / LUCKNOW
Uttar Pradesh government has announced financial assistance of 25 lakh rupees to the family of rape victim in Unnao case who succumbed to the burn injuries last night.
The announcement came after the visit of state minister Swami Prasad Maurya to the house of the victim.
Body of the rape victim is being transported to her home in Hindu Kheda area of the district.
Meanwhile, workers of opposition parties protested at various places in the state against the incident. BSP President Mayawati met the Governor of state Anandiben Patel.
Samajwadi Party leader and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is sitting on a ‘dharna’ outside Vidhan Sabha, Lucknow in protest against the Unnao rape case.
While interacting with the media, Yadav said, “This is an extremely condemnable incident. This is a black day. It is not the first such incident under this BJP Govt. CM had said in this very assembly, ‘apradhiyon ko thok diya jayega’, they could not save the life of a daughter.”
He further said, “Till the day Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, state Home Secretary, and DGP don’t resign, justice will not be done. Tomorrow we will conduct a shokh sabha in all districts of the state over the Unnao rape case.”
NHRC team examines bodies of 4 slain accused in Disha’s rape / murder case
AMN / HYDERABAD
A team of National Human Rights Commission today examined the bodies of Four Disha accused who were killed in an encounter on Friday.
The team visited Mahabubnagar government hospital along with a forensic team and examined the bodies this afternoon. Earlier, the team visited Chatanpally, where the four accused in Veterinary Doctor’s rape and murder case were encountered.
The team also spoke to villagers to gather information over the encounter. The NHRC has sue-motu taken cognizance of the encounter and sent a team to inquire into it.
It may be recalled that all the four accused in Disha case were killed in an encounter at Chatanpally when they were trying to escape after attacking police on Friday morning.
Meanwhile, over a petition, the Telangana high court also directed the state government to submit the video footage of the autopsy of the accused and keep the bodies preserved till 6 pm on Monday.