Banda rape: BSP MLA, victim in the same jail
Priyadarshini Mitra, Bhupendra Chaubey, CNN-IBN
Updated Jan 15, 2011 at 01:38pm IST
Lucknow: The BSP MLA arrested on charges of raping a Dalit minor has
been lodged in the same jail as the victim. Questions are being now
raised about the safety of the girl and the Opposition is demanding
her release.
As Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati prepares to celebrate her
birthday in a grand style yet again, the messiah of Dalits is bound to
be affected by the controversy surrounding BSP MLA Purushottam
Dwivedi, who has been accused of raping a Dalit girl.
In a curious twist, Dwivedi who was arrested on Thursday has been sent
to the same jail where the victim has been lodged since December 14.
Banda rape: BSP MLA, victim in the same jail
"Rather than protecting the dignity of the victim and doing justice to
her, she is being put behind the bars and no bail is being allowed,"
said Congress spokesperson Manish Tewary.
There is only one jail in Banda district and victim was jailed for
allegedly stealing Dwivedi's mobile phone.
While she has been lodged in the woman's cell of the jail complex, the
influence that Dwivedi has in the area will be a concern.
Two police officials of the jail, Shahjahan Begum and Ramashankar
Shukla, remained silent from the December 14 to 24, even after being
told by the victim that she had been assaulted. The two officials have
now confessed to this in their statement before the CB-CID.
The National Commission for SCs and STs and the National Commission
for Women are now promising to take the girl's plight to court on
Monday. Incidentally, her bail plea also comes up for hearing the same
day. This means that she will be spending the full weekend in the same
jail complex, something that's bound to add to the embarrassment for
Mayawati.
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