Cong demands Apex court takes note of accident involving Unnao rape survivor

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday demanded that the Supreme Court takes note of the accident involving the Unnao rape survivor and intervenes in the rape case, in which an UP BJP MLA is an accused.

In the Sunday accident, a car carrying the 19-year-old woman, who has accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar of rape, her family and lawyer was hit by a speeding truck in Rae Bareli. While her two family members were killed in the accident, she and her lawyer were critically injured.

Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari alleged the voice of the victim was being suppressed. "We demand that the SC takes note of the incident involving the Unnao rape victim. The 'miscarriage of justice' taking place... and the voice of victims being suppressed will stop only when the apex court directly intervenes and takes note of the entire inquiry into the Unnao rape case," he said. The demand came on a day when the UP government said it is ready to order a CBI probe into the road accident in Rae Bareli. The mother of the rape survivor has alleged the accident is a conspiracy to wipe out her family. Also referring to a retired Army captain beaten to death, the Congress spokesperson said, "The law-and-order situation is going out of control ...crime are on the rise each passing day."