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New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday (December 7) left for Unnao to meet and extend condolence to the family of a 23-year-old rape victim, who succumbed to her burn injuries while being treated at Delhi's Safdarjung hospital. Taking to Twitter today, Priyanka wrote, "I pray to God to give courage to the Unnao victim's family in this hour of grief." Priyanka also attacked the Uttar Pradesh government claiming that law and order in the state has deteriorated completely. "It is a failure of all of us that we could not give her justice. Socially, we are all guilty, but it also shows the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh," she said.  Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leaves from Lucknow for Unnao. pic.twitter.com/yj310UmOGe — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 7, 2019 Priyanka questioned as to why atrocities on women were rampant in the state and given the previous incident in Unnao, why no protection was given to the victim. "Keeping … [Read more...] about Priyanka Gandhi blames Uttar Pradesh govt for Unnao rape victim’s death

Bulandshahr: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly held hostage and gang-raped by three minors in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district, police said on Saturday. According to the police, the incident happened four days ago and the accused were the victim's relatives who also got the crime video uploaded on the social media. According to the police, the 15-year-old girl had gone to the field to fetch some vegetables when the minors held her hostage and gang-raped her in the Pahasu area of the district. The arrests were made within two hours after the uncle of the rape victim registered a case with the police on Friday evening, said the police. The SSP said that the incident happened on December 3, but the girl kept silent for three days. She revealed the ordeal only after her video went viral on the social media. The incident was reported hours after the Unnao rape case victim died in the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi. … [Read more...] about Uttar Pradesh: Four minors gang-rape 15-year-old girl, upload video on social media

Lucknow/Unnao: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday blamed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh for the death of the Unnao rape victim, following which she met the deceased's family members at their house and offered her condolences. Hours after the death of the 23-year-old gang rape victim at a Delhi hospital, the Congress leader alleged that the "hollow law and order mechanism in UP" denied justice to survivors of sexual violations. She said the UP government did not provide security to the Unnao gang rape victim even though a similar incident had earlier taken place in the same district. Untitled Carousel Unnao: Day after being set afire, rape victim passes away at Delhi hospitalThe rape victim from Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district, airlifted to Delhi and admitted to the Safdarjung Hospital after she was set on fire allegedly by five persons, died on Friday night, hospital sources said. In a tweet, Priyanka Gandhi said, "Why the victim of Unnao gangrape … [Read more...] about Priyanka Gandhi meets Unnao rape victim’s family; accuses Uttar Pradesh government of failing to deliver justice

NEW DELHI: The post-mortem of the Unnao gangrape victim, who died at the Safdarjung Hospital here, was completed on Saturday. According to Dr Sunil Gupta, Medical Superintendent, Safdarjung Hospital, the woman's post-mortem was done by a team led by Dr MK Wahi, Head of Department of Forensic unit. He also shared that the Uttar Pradesh Police and Delhi Police, which completed their paperwork, were not a part of the forensic procedure. After the post-mortem was completed, the mortal remains of the Unnao rape victim were taken to her village in Unnao. After battling for life at Delhi`s Safdarjung hospital, the Unnao Rape victim who was set ablaze while on her way to a court hearing on Thursday morning died at 11:40 pm on Friday. Dr Shalab Kumar, HOD of burns and plastic department at the hospital, said, ''It is very sad that the Unnao rape victim could not survive despite our best efforts. She suffered cardiac arrest at 11:10 pm and we tried to resuscitate her, but she could not survive." … [Read more...] about Unnao rape victim’s post-mortem done, mortal remains being taken to her village

Lucknow:  Opposition political parties hit out at the UP government Saturday, questioning its seriousness in curbing crimes against women and protecting rape victims, a day after a gangrape victim from Unnao district succumbed to her injuries suffered when she was set on fire by the accused. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra questioned the state government why the 23-year-old woman was not given security keeping in mind a similar incident in the same district earlier. In July, the car of a woman who had accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar of raping her in 2017 was hit by a truck. The woman's two aunts were killed in the accident and her family had alleged foul play. Samajwadi Party president and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav sat on a dharna outside the Vidhan Bhavan in Lucknow, accusing the Yogi Adityanath government of failing to protect women in the state, and demanded that it be removed. He too referred to the July road accident. Bahujan Samaj Party … [Read more...] about Unnao Case: Opposition Slams Uttar Pradesh Government After Rape Victim Dies