Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi visited Unnao and met the family of the girl who succumbed to her burn injuries last night at a hospital in Delhi, after she was set on fire by the men who had allegedly raped her.
Speaking to the media, Priyanka Gandhi said, “The victim’s whole family has been constantly harassed since last year. I have heard the culprits have some BJP connection. That is why they were being shielded. There is no fear among criminals in the state.”
Mounting an attack on the Uttar Pradesh government, Priyanka said, “Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is saying there is no place for criminals in the state but what he has turned the state into, I think there is no place for women here.”
Rape victim from Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao, who was burnt alive by 5 men and airlifted to Delhi on Friday, lost her life in Safdarjung hospital at 11:40PM yesterday.
The victim, while on her way to attend a court hearing in Rae Bareli, was burnt alive by 5 men, which included 2 accused, who had been released on bail just a day earlier.
The case had been gaining a lot of discussion across the country.The police and UP government have been facing the wrath of general public for the bail that had been granted to the accused, just a day before they burnt the victim.