Lucknow: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has demanded the resignation of UP Chief Minister in the wake of several rape cases being reported from the state.
NCW chief Mamata Sharma said that the Samajwadi Party government and demanded Akhilesh Yadav and Director General of Police AL Banerjee’s resignation.
Banerjee had said that property could be a motive behind the Badaun murder and that rape of one girl is not yet confirmed.
Banerjee in a press conference, said, “Of the two victims, one was the lone child of her parents. Her father is one of three brothers with limited resources and if she was not alive, it could benefit others. It could be one of the motives. I am not saying that this is the motive.”
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took over the probe of Badau gang-rape and murder case on Thursday as pressure continued to mount on the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh over a spurt in crimes against women in the state.
A CBI team headed by DIG Neeraj Kumar and nineteen other officials will head to Badaun district on Friday with forensic experts to examine the case.
A CBI official said, “We have registered an FIR in the alleged Badaun rape case. A team of 20 officers led by a DIG and consisting of forensic experts will leave for Uttar Pradesh tomorrow.”
The two cousin sisters aged 14 and 15 were allegedly raped and later hanged from a tree May 27 in Katra Sadatganj village of Badaun district, causing a national uproar.
All the six accused, including a policeman, have been arrested in connection with the case.
Few days ago, a special investigation team (SIT) of police in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun district began probing the gang-rape and murder of the two minor girls.
The victims’ family and political parties like the Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party had advocated CBI probe into the case. The Centre on Tuesday recommended CBI probe into the horrific incident.
“Badaun gang-rape can be a case of horror killing, although it is not confirm yet,” said DGP of Uttar Pradesh.
The recent spurt in increase in rape cases in the state has come as a major embarrassment for the Akhilesh Yadav government.
Bureau Report
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