Inspector General Meerut, Sujeet Pandey was on Tuesday named to head the probe into the Bulandshahr gangrape incident while Principal Secretary (Home) and DGP of Uttar Pradesh were also directed to ensure speedy investigation of the case.
Increased Pressure on Akhilesh Sarkar
Tuesday’s move comes after the National Commission for Women (NCW) taking cognisance of the case had said that it finds little cooperation from the Uttar Pradesh state administration in such cases.
The Bulandshahr gangrape horror has also lead to a political slugfest with opposition parties accusing ruling Samajwadi Party of “protecting and appeasing” criminals ahead of Assembly polls and senior minister Azam Khan describing it as an outcome of political conspiracy against the UP government.
BSP, BJP and Congress had also targeted the Samajwadi Party (SP) government in the poll-bound state and demanded that it step down.
When will this end? It shows that the state government has collapsed on every front. They cannot save the honour of a daughter. It is shameful and they should step down.Mahesh Sharma, Union Minister
Azam Khan Kicks Up a Controversy
Senior SP leader Azam Khan earlier on Tuesday kicked up a controversy by suggesting that the Bulandshahr highway gangrape could be an outcome of a political conspiracy against the ruling party, drawing condemnation from rival parties.
Khan termed the gangrape of a 13-year-old girl and her mother by a group of bandits near Bulandshahr last week as an attempt to “malign” the Samajwadi Party government by those who want to “come to power” in poll-bound UP.
(With PTI and IANS inputs)
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