Badaun sisters’ gang rape: Kin want accused to be hanged publicly

 

Badaun, 31 May 2014 (PTI): On Saturday, family members of the two teenage cousin dalit sisters who were gang-raped and hanged, termed the incident as more gruesome than December 16 gang-rape case and demanded that the accused should be hanged publicly.

 

Father one of the victims, who was gang-raped in Ushait area on the night of May 27, said that the incident was "more gruesome than Delhi gang-rape case which rocked the nation".

 

Badaun: The site of the horrific crime

 

He also demanded a CBI probe, adding that there should be nothing less than capital punishment.

 

"The manner in which the entire world saw our innocent girls hanging, we want that in the same manner it should watch the accused hanging. They should be hanged publicly," he said.

 

The father said that he did not believe in the promises and announcements of the state government.

 

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav had come down heavily on police officers on Friday, warning them that such incidents should not be repeated any cost.

 

He had said that the family of the victims should be given financial assistance of Rs five lakh each.

 

However, the victim’s father said that they don’t want any compensation.

 

"We want justice, not compensation," he said.

 

Accused arrested

All the five accused named in the FIR, including constables Sarvesh Yadav, Chhatrapal and three brothers Pappu Yadav, Awadhesh Yadav and Urvesh Yadav have been arrested.

 

Constable Chhatrapal Yadav was arrested late on Friday night and Urvesh Yadav was detained in the early hours on Saturday, superintendent of police A K Saxena said.

 

The FIR was registered against seven people including two unnamed men after outrage over the incident.

 

Taking note of the incident, Katra Sadatganj police outpost in charge Ram Vilas Yadav was been suspended and two constables — Sarvesh and Chhatrapal — were terminated from services on Friday, Saxena said.

 

While the two constables have been booked under Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC, the three brothers have been booked under Section 302 (murder) and 376 (rape).

 

The two girls, who were cousins and aged 14 and 15, went missing from their house on the night of May 27 and their bodies were found hanging from a mango tree in the village in Ushait area on May 28.

 

The postmortem report of the two girls confirmed that they were raped before murder.

 

A lot of hue and cry has been created by the opposition, with BSP supremo demanding a CBI probe into the matter.