Lucknow, April 10: Following the mysterious death of the Unnao rape victim's father, who was in judicial custody since the past week, based upon a complaint filed by his daughter, few developments have taken place.  UP Law maker Kuldeep Singh Sengar against whom the charges were made, his brother was arrested. Reportedly, his brother Atul and his men had launched an assault on the girl's father last week.

According to an ANI report, the postmortem report of the deceased is out and Anand Kumar, ADG Law and Order Officer, has been quoted as saying, "'Cause of death shock & septicemia due to peritonitis & ascending colon perforation'. Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe all allegations related to the Unnao matter. Investigation is being done & action will definitely be taken"

 

On Monday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had also expressed anguish over his death, assuring a thorough inquiry to be conducted in the case. "The guilty will not be spared. I've spoken to the authorities and ordered them to take the strictest action against all those involved," he said. At least two police officers and six constables were suspended after the death was reported. Rahul Gandhi was quick enough to take a jibe at the Modi government's 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign, tweeting: "Save the girl, get yourself killed. A young girl accuses a BJP MLA of rape. The police, instead of arresting the MLA, take the girl's father into custody. Immediately after that, he dies in police custody."

Reportedly, the victim and her family attempted self-immolation near Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's residence after the police ignored an FIR in the rape case. She alleged that a BJP MLA had raped her. Apart from the police officials, the woman also blamed CM Adityanath, accusing him of turning a deaf ear to her plight.She claimed her family members are facing life threats ever since they approached the police to seek justice. "Since we lodged the FIR, we were threatened," she added.

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