BJP MLA's kin arrested; SIT probe ordered
BY MPOST BUREAU10 April 2018 11:27 PM IST
MPOST BUREAU11 April 2018 4:57 AM IST
Lucknow: The police on Tuesday arrested Atul Singh, brother of a BJP MLA, in connection with the gangrape of an 18-year-old woman and the custodial death of her father in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district, as a SIT was formed to probe the incident.
A plea was also moved in the Supreme Court for a CBI probe in the matter.
"The Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Additional Director General (ADG) of Police (Lucknow zone) will go into the entire gamut of issues involved in the incident," ADG (Law and Order) Anand Kumar told a press conference here.
The victim has alleged that she was raped by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his brothers, and blamed the lawmaker for her father's death.
The BJP MLA, however, has rejected the charges as a "conspiracy" by his opponents.
Kumar also clarified that the death of the victim's father did not take place in police custody.
The victim's father died in custody in Unnao on Monday, prompting the woman to charge that he was killed inside the district jail at the behest of the BJP MLA.
Commenting on the death of the victim's father, Chief medical officer of Unnao, SP Chaudhary, said, "Shock and septicemia may have caused the death due to peritonitis (inflammation of the lining of the inner wall of the abdomen)". "How colon perforation happened and where it happened is a matter of judicial inquiry," he said.
Earlier, four persons -- Sonu, Baua, Vinit and Shailu --were arrested for allegedly beating up the woman's father.
The victim's father was arrested on April 5 under the Arms Act after he was allegedly beaten up by the MLA's brother.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday sent a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the state police chief seeking a detailed report on the incident.
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