Even as the uproar on the Badaun gang rape and double murder case was yet to pacify, four new cases of sexual assault have come to light in Uttar Pradesh overnight.
According to reports pouring-in at the state headquarters, a woman was abducted and gang raped by three youth in Gagha area of Gorakhpur district on Sunday. The victim had gone to attend the call of the nature, when three youth dragged her forcefully and assualted her at Gohapar village. Police have registered a case against the rapists and started man-hunt for them.
A youth, accused of a raping an elderly woman, was lynched by a furious mob in Ghosi area of Mau district. Police said that a deaf and dumb woman in her 60s was sexually assaulted by the youth last evening. The rapist was thrashed by an enraged mob of locals after the incident. The profusely bleeding was rushed to hospital, where he succumbed. A case for non-intentional murder has been registered against the locals. In Ballia, Nagpur gram pardhan was today arrested for raping a 17-year-old girl. In a similar incident in Sitapur district, a five-year-old girl had gone to fields to pluck mangoes when a boy assaulted her criminally, police said. She was found lying in the fields in sub-conscious condition. Police has registered a case against the rapist and started a man-hunt for him. Additional police force has been deployed on the spot for peace.
A few days ago, two cousin sisters were gang raped and murdered in Badaun district of UP. The matter had invited criticism from various people, politicians and media.