Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal on Wednesday said the Meerut gang rape victim had herself submitted an application in court to change her religion but now she was levelling allegations.
Mr. Agarwal said the probe should be concluded first and the media should be more responsible in reporting the facts. “I think we should wait for investigations, even in Badaun case we saw how the case changed direction.”
He said there was a conspiracy to defame the Uttar Pradesh government, a move initiated by the Central government and carried out by the BJP.
The Superintendent of Police, Rural Area, M.M. Baig, also sought to assure that a thorough investigation was going on into the Meerut gang-rape case.
“An FIR was filed on August 3 in which four persons were named,” Mr. Baig told ANI. “Out of four, three were arrested on the same day itself and sent to jail.”
Meanwhile, JD(U) leader K.C. Tyagi demanded a CBI inquiry, calling it a very worrying issue.
“We want the U.P. government to act swiftly. Not a Hindu-Muslim issue … trafficking must be probed,” said Rajendra Agarwal of the BJP.
Congress’ Shobha Oza demanded action against the guilty. — ANI