In a bizarre case, a minor girl was gangraped by four youths in Badaun but instead of registering a case, the police tried to thrash out a compromise and also took money from the accused. When contacted by media, the local police denied any such incident.
As per reports, Rekha (name changed) of Faizganj Behta in Badaun went to collect fodder for cattle last Wednesday. On the way to the field, four of her young neighbours dragged her to a secluded place and gang-raped her. When the victim passed out, they fled the scene.
On regaining consciousness, she reached her house and narrated her ordeal to her family members, who in turn, went to the police station to lodge a case. However, they were made to make rounds of the police station for four days, yet no case register in this connection.
On the intervention of a local leader, the police called the girl and the perpetrators at the police station on Sunday, but instead of initiating action, they asked the girl to settle for a compromise. The cops allegedly took Rs 20,000 from the accused and let them off while the girl was asked to go home and forget everything.
When contacted by local mediapersons and informed about the conduct of the cops, SHO of Faizganj, Behta, Chetram Verma denied any such incident being reported in his jurisdiction. SP (Rural) in Badaun SP Singh said he was not aware but if the girl contacted him, he would get a case registered and arrest all the accused.
Meanwhile, in a similar case, the body of an unkown woman in her mid-thirties was found lying in the fields of Kamal Yadav in Bhopalpur Paschim of Reoti police station area in Ballia on Tuesday morning. Some stray dogs had also eaten parts of the body. Two gunny bags, a black saree and a petticoat were found lying nearby, suggesting that the victim belonged to a neighbouring village and her body was dumped after she was killed elsewhere. The police rushed to the spot and sent the body for autopsy. A case was also registered and efforts were on to identify the deceased.