The suspensions came hours after the last rites of the 23-year-old
Unnao rape victim were performed at her native village here on Sunday amid
tight security arrangements.
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“Ajay Kumar Tripathi, Station House
Officer of Unnao’s Bihar police station, along with six other police personnel,
has been suspended, for negligence during duty in connection with the death of
rape victim,” additional chief secretary (home) Awanish Awasthi told news
agency PTI.
Earlier in the day, the last rites of the
24-year-old rape victim, who died of burn injuries in Delhi’s Safdarjung
Hospital, were performed at her village.
The family, which initially said it would
perform the last rites only after a visit by chief minister Yogi Adityanath,
relented after getting an assurance from the government that it would consider
their demand for a job to one of the family members.Lucknow divisional
commissioner Mukesh Meshram and inspector general of police SK Bhagat spoke to
the woman’s father and brother for an hour before they agreed to bury the
woman.
The woman, who was raped last year, was
set on fire on Thursday morning when she was on her way to Rae Bareli in
connection with the court case filed by her. Five accused persons, including
the two who had allegedly raped her, were arrested soon after. The woman was laid
to rest in a piece of land belonging to her family, where the mausoleum of her
grandparents is situated. Samajwadi Party leaders and UP cabinet ministers
Swami Prasad Maurya and Kamal Rani Varun were present.“The government is with
the aggrieved family,” said Maurya.
The woman’s 65-year-old father spoke to
Awasthi on the phone in the ministers’ presence, and the latter assured him
that the government will consider the family’s demand for a job to one of the
family members.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party MLC Sunil Singh
Sajan expressed concern over the law and order situation . “The law and order
scenario in the state has significantly deteriorated. Girls are not feeling
secure and their FIRs are not being registered. The Yogi Adityanath government
must tender resignation,” he said.
Earlier in the day, Meshram said the
family members would be provided a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
“The sister of the victim too will be given separate security since she may be
a witness. One person of the family [as decided by them] will be given a
government job... if any member of the family seeks an arms licence for self-
defence, then it will be given after completing the due procedure of law,”
Meshram said.
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