Rahul visit spotlights UP’s rape shame

Feb 08, 2011 |

Correspondent

Feb. 7: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, on Monday, met two rape victims of Uttar Pradesh—Sheelu Nishad in Shahbazpur village in Banda district and Sarika Pasi who is admitted in a hospital in Kanpur.

Mr Gandhi gave a patient hearing to Sheelu and assured her all possible help. Mr Gandhi also expressed concern over her security. It may be recalled that Sheelu Nishad was allegedly detained and raped by BSP MLA Purshottam Naresh Dwiwedi in December and when she threatened to report the matter to the police, she was implicated in a false case of theft and sent to jail for 33 days. Mr Gandhi, earlier, was scheduled to visit Kanpur and meet Sarika Pasi, the girl who was maimed when she resisted a gang rape attempt in Fatehpur on Saturday. Sarika, a Dalit minor, is admitted to a hospital in Kanpur.

However, Mr Gandhi’s aircraft could not land in Kanpur due to extremely poor visibility and had to be diverted to Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh. The Congress leader went by road to Banda to meet the rape victim.

Later in the afternoon, Mr Gandhi’s aircraft finally landed in Kanpur and he met the girl who was maimed when she attempt to resist rape. Mr Gandhi assured her family members of financial and medical help.

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