Another Gangrape Victim set on Fire, this time in UP’s Unnao

The victim in her complaint accused Shivam of taking her to Rae Bareli and sexually assaulting her on the pretext of marriage

NEW DELHI| On Thursday, early morning, a 23-year-old gangrape victim was set ablaze allegedly by the main accused and his associates in UP’s Unnao district. According to police three persons have been arrested so far.

Senior police officer confirms, the woman suffered more than 90 percent burn and has been referred to Lucknow hospital. The victim has named five persons and out of them, three have been arrested.

In victims FIR which was registered in March 2019, she accused Shivam Trivedi and Shubham Trivedi of sexually assaulting her on several occasions in 2018. Both were later arrested and sent to jail.

According to police sources, the two accused were released and were out on bail.

Unnao SP Vikrant Veer said “this morning, we were informed that some persons attempted to set the woman on fire. The woman named three persons following which they were rounded up,”.

The police official said, “Currently, the woman has been referred to Lucknow hospital for better health care. So far, our team has arrested three of the five accused. Four teams have been deployed to nab the remaining people.”

ADG Lucknow (zone) Satya Narain Zabat later today has arrived at the Lucknow hospital to meet the Women.

The victim in her complaint accused Shivam of taking her to Rae Bareli and sexually assaulting her on the pretext of marriage. After she pressurized him into getting married, the victim alleged that Shivam took her to the fields, and, along with Shubham, raped her on gunpoint.

कल देश के गृह मंत्री और उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री ने साफ-साफ झूठ बोला कि यूपी की क़ानून व्यवस्था अच्छी हो चुकी।

हर रोज ऐसी घटनाओं को देखकर मन में रोष होता है। भाजपा नेताओं को भी अब फर्जी प्रचार से बाहर निकलना चाहिए।https://t.co/XGqvqu7Dxd

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 5, 2019

Meanwhile, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has hit out at the state government and accused it of lying about the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh.

Priyanka Gandhi tweeted and said, “Yesterday the Union home minister Amit Shah and the UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath lied about the law and order situation in the state. Seeing such incidents every day makes any individual angry. BJP leaders should also stop with the false propaganda now.”