Terming the death of two female members of the Unnao rape survivor, as a 'systematic attempt' to liquidate her, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal demanded exemplary punishment for the accused persons including Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the legislature of the Bharataiya Janata party (BJP).
"This was a pre-planned conspiracy and the incident is a mockery of the law", the Chief Minister said at an event organised to greet kanwariyas passing through the national Capital.
Kanwariyas are devotees of Lord Shiva. They visit Hardwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch holy waters of the Ganges during the auspicious Hindu month of Shravan. This year, the kanwar yatra began on July 17.
"Instead of getting justice, the family members are victimised. The government and the country should support the victim and the accused must be punished," Kejriwal, who is also the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief, said.
Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar, who is an accused in the rape case, was arrested on April 13 last year.
On Sunday, a car in which the rape victim, her two aunts and lawyer were travelling, was hit by a speeding truck in Rae Bareli. Her aunts were killed in the incident, while the victim and her lawyer were critically injured.
"Systematic attempts to eliminate the Unnao rape victim and her family appear to be a pre-planned conspiracy & a mockery of rule of law. How can any civilised society allow such state sponsored barbarism? (sic)," the Delhi chief minister tweeted.
The Delhi Commission For Women chief Swati Maliwal on Monday visited the hospital in Lucknow where the victim has been admitted. Maliwal said the victim should be airlifted to Delhi for better treatment.
Maliwal in a letter written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also asked to urgently arrange for airlifting the victims so that the Commission can ensure better treatment to them in Delhi.
She said any delay will only endanger the lives of the victims. On Sunday, the woman, who has made rape allegation against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, her two aunts and their advocate met with an accident while on their way to meet a kin who is lodged in Rae Bareli jail in a separate case, police said.
The car in which they were travelling was hit by a truck in Rae Bareli.While the two aunts died in the accident, the rape survivor and the lawyer received serious injuries and have been admitted to the King George's Medical University in Lucknow, police said.
"I met Unnao rape survivor, her lawyer and doctors. The doctors told me that the victim and the lawyer are critical and have less chances of survival. Doctors believe that they should be airlifted to the best hospital in Delhi. The family also wants this. I am talking to the hospital. We will shoulder the responsibility," Maliwal posted on Twitter.