More Shame: Three Cases Of Kidnapping And Rape Reported From Uttar Pradesh In A Single Day

The past two weeks have been shameful for India.

Crimes against women continue unabated and there’s little the police havebeen able to do.

From January to November this year, 86 rape cases have been reportedfrom Unnao, in Uttar Pradesh, the same place where a rape survivor was burnt todeath by the accused when they were out on bail. She was on her way for the courthearing.

According to reports, 185 cases of sexual harassment of women have alsobeen reported from this district during the same period.

She died on Saturday at a Delhi hospital and was buried in her village.Her brother said that they won’t burn her body, as is the Hindu ritual, “becausethere is nothing left to burn.”

Even as the country is outraging over the gangrape and murder of26-year-old vet in Telangana and then the death of Unnao rape victim, there isno end to rape cases.

In Uttar Pradesh alone, three cases of kidnapping and rape made headlineson Sunday.

Girlconsumes poison after rape

A 17-year-old girl, who was allegedly gagged and raped by a neighbourin front of her deaf and mute mother near the city on Saturday, attemptedsuicide by consuming poison.

The teenager, who is admitted to KGMU Trauma Centre, is said to be outof danger. Police arrested accused Sarvesh Rawat (32) on Sunday and charged himwith rape under IPC and Pocso Act.?

Schoolgirlabducted and raped

Hours later, another horror was reported from Bijnor, where a14-year-old student of Class IX was abducted by a 20-year-old youth and rapedwhile she was on the way to school.

The Class ninth student had stepped out of her house to go to school onSaturday morning was abducted by a 20-year-old youth and taken to a desolateplace where she was allegedly raped. Police have registered an FIR under IPCsection 376 (rape) and POCSO Act and the girl has been sent to a districthospital for medical examination on Sunday.

16-year-oldgirl kidnapped and raped

In Badaun, a 16-year-old girl was kidnapped and allegedly raped in avillage under Bilsi police station. The girl’s father filed a complaint onSaturday alleging that a youth, Devendra, along with his aides — Vikas andSadarpal — kidnapped his daughter and raped her.

Over the past few days, incidents of sexual assaults have skyrocketedin BJP’s Yogi Adityanath-ruled Uttar Pradesh. The local people have blamed thepolice for lack of law and order and lag in action.?