Key accused among two more held in Alwar gang-rape case

Opposition protests alleged bid to cover up the matter by Gehlot govt.

May 09, 2019 10:55 pm | Updated 10:55 pm IST - Jaipur

BJP leaders and supporters protesting in Jaipur against the Alwar gang-rape case.

BJP leaders and supporters protesting in Jaipur against the Alwar gang-rape case.

Two more men, including the key accused, have been arrested in connection with the Alwar gang-rape case, police said on Thursday, even as Opposition parties held protests against the Rajasthan government for allegedly covering up the matter due to the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.

IGP (Jaipur Range) S. Sengathir said judicial magistrate recorded the victim’s statement on Thursday under Section 164 of the CrPc.

While Hansraj Gurjar was arrested on Wednesday night from Mathura, the key accused, Chhote Lal Gurjar, was arrested on Thursday from Pragpura in Alwar district, the IGP said.

Chhote Lal, who was the sixth accused to be arrested, has a criminal history, he said.

The IGP said that accused Indra Raj Gurjar was sent to jail for identification parade and others — Mukesh Gurjar, Mahesh Gurjar, Ashok Gurjar — were produced in court and sent for police remand till May 13.

Hansraj and Chhote Lal will be produced in court on Friday.

The gang rape evoked sharp criticism from all sections of the society, with political parties protests holding protests in various parts of the State, including Ajmer, Alwar, Swai Madhopur and Churu. They cornered the Rajasthan government for allegedly covering up the matter due to the Lok Sabha elections in the State.

BJP leaders said they went to the Collectorate Circle on Thursday to present a memorandum to the district collector, but he was not available.

“We had taken prior permission and time in written from the district collector to present the memorandum but he was not available. It is a serious issue. People want to know who had given the order to cover up the matter during elections,” BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said.

‘Blot on the State’

BJP State president Madan Lal Saini termed it a “gruesome crime” and a “blot” on the State.

On April 26, the woman was going to a place from her village on a motorcycle with her husband when the accusedstopped them.

They beat the husband and raped her in front of him, threatening them of dire consequences.

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