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UP Constables On The Run After Alleged Gang Rape

UP Constables On The Run After Alleged Gang Rape
India News

Two police constables in Uttar Pradesh, who have been suspended for allegedly abducting and gang-raping a 14-year-old girl in the district of Badaun, are on the run.

Local authorities are attempting to nab Veer Pal Singh Yadav and Avnish Yadav, who abducted the minor from her house on 31 December and raped her in the premises of the Musajhag Police Station, PTI reported.

Last year, two teenage girls were found hanging from a tree in a village in Badaun, in a shocking episode that provoked a reaction from the United Nations.

Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has been severely censured in the media for failing to make Uttar Pradesh safe for women. His government promised stern action to the latest Badaun rape on Twitter.

Taking cognizance of the #badaun rape incident, #upcm#Akhileshyadav instructs that alleged culprits are suspended with immediate effect.

— CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) January 2, 2015

#UPCM#Akhileshyadav also instructs that serious disciplinary action be taken against the culprits &all-out efforts to be made to catch them

— CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) January 2, 2015

#UPCM#Akhileshyadav instructs that a senior Police officer moves from HQRS to coordinate with the efforts of #Badaun police effectively.

— CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) January 2, 2015

Meanwhile, angry messages on the Badaun rape are being posted on Twitter.

UP: Two cops rape 14-year-old in police station, http://t.co/BzX7c5S5Ns Dear @PMOIndia please to Close all police stations just like #Uber

— Happily Married... (@funjabi_gabru) January 2, 2015

Disgusting!! I suport @BJP4UP UP: Two Badaun cops rape 14-year-old in police station, suspended http://t.co/R4WsKUcCNv

— Aditya Chaudhary ✈️ (@aditya_chaudry) January 2, 2015

Badaun, in U P again in the light for wrong reasons, rape of a teen aged girl in Police Station by 2 constables. Rakchhak bane Bhakchhak.

— Durga Prasad (@prasad_durga1) January 2, 2015

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