The
Yogi-led UP government has ordered a magistrate probe, when for
custodial deaths, judicial inquiry has to be ordered. Activists allege
the government is protecting BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger
The
Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the
death of the father of a girl, who had stated that she was allegedly
gang-raped by Bangarmau BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger and his accomplices
in Unnao.
Sainger,
a Thakur by caste, is said to be close to Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath and is also in the good books of the Speaker Hridaya Narain
Dixit, who is a legislator from Purwa in Unnao district.
State
Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar said on Monday that action
would be taken if lapses were found on the part of the police. The man
died while in judicial custody and hence a magistrate probe was
required, he said.
Human
rights activists, however, say it is simply eyewash. Lenin Raghuvanshi
of People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) said it is a
political murder and the administration is trying to protect the MLA.
“First
thing the government should do is to order a judicial enquiry into the
death of that person. Magisterial inquiry is an eye wash. The Supreme
Court order says that judicial inquiry is must in custodial deaths and
Court’s order should be honoured,” said Raghuvanshi.
Officials
said the man Surendra, alias, Pappu, was admitted to hospital on Sunday
by the police after he complained of abdominal pain and vomiting. But
he died on Monday morning, confirmed Dr Atul, head of the Unnao district
hospital.
Eye
brows were raised by the way police handled the case. The girl alleged
that she was raped in June 2017 and then she had to run from pillar to
post to get an FIR lodged. One it was lodged, they refused to take
action and they went as far as to allegedly threaten her to withdraw the
case. The issue came to light only when the girl and her family tried
to immolate in front of CM’s residence on Sunday.
Former
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav has demanded the resignation of Adityanath. He
tweeted that the death of rape victim’s father is extremely painful. An
unbiased and top level investigation should be conducted in this matter.
The Chief Minister should resign immediately taking moral
responsibility of protection of values of women.
मुख्यमंत्री आवास पर आत्मदाह की कोशिश करनेवाली दुष्कर्म की पीड़िता के पिता की ‘पुलिस कस्टडी’ में दर्दनाक मृत्यु अत्यंत दुखदायी है। इसकी सर्वोच्च स्तरीय निष्पक्ष जाँच होनी चाहिए। महिलाओं के मान की रक्षा के लिए नैतिक जिम्मेदारी लेते हुए मुख्यमंत्री को तुरंत इस्तीफ़ा दे देना चाहिए।
Sources
allege that the BJP MLA and his goons beat up Pappu when they had
refused to withdraw the gang-rape case against them. He was injured and
was convalescing at his home when the police suddenly arrested him five
days ago in an old case. Pappu was reportedly lodged in the jail under
sections 323, 504 and 506 of the IPC.
Sainger,
however, issued a statement claiming he was innocent and was implicated
in a false case. “The father and the brother of the girl are criminals.
They are history sheeters and police had lodged a number of cases
against them in previous few years,” he claimed.
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