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         Girja Prasad allegedly raped her.  • Crimes rise BJP accuses Congress govt    primary investigation report. He also
           On May 7, a 20-year-old woman   of not doing enough to control crime  denied any kind of political influence
         had lodged a complaint that she was                              behind the alleged delayed action by
         allegedly kidnapped, drugged and                                 police in the case.
         gang raped by three men in Alwar’s                                  Police officials confirmed that dis-
         Thana Gazi police station area. She was                          cussions are on to see if a case can be
         held captive at different places for four                        registered against derelict police offi-
         days, police said.                                               cials under Section 166 A (C) in case pri-
           The Alwar gang rape case will be                               mary investigations prove the culpabil-
         probed by a Rajasthan government    With the Congress            ity of the concerned Superintendent of
         officer in the rank of Divisional Com-                           Police (SP), Station House Officer (SHO)
         missioner. The state government has   government in the          and five other policemen. Under this
         decided to appoint Jaipur Divisional   state facing flak         section, a police official can be booked
         Commissioner K.C.  Verma as the                                  if he or she fails to register a complaint
         Investigation Officer (IO) in this case.   over the incident,    on time, and can be sent behind bars for
         He is required to submit the final report   Chief Minister Ashok   two years.
         to Home Department in next 10 days,                                 Following protests by the BJP, the
         said the order signed by the Depart-  Gehlot said that           matter has reached Congress Presi-
         ment Deputy Secretary Ravi Sharma.   the culprits of the         dent Rahul Gandhi who had sent Con-
         As per the order, the report shall look                          gress Scheduled Caste (SC) Department
         into the negligence of police officials in   heinous crime will   President Nitin Raut to Alwar to look
         discharging their duty in the case.  not be spared and           into the issue. Raut met the victim and
           The Alwar Additional Director Gen-                             her family and then sent a report to the
         eral of Police (ADGP) Govind Gupta had   speedy trial will be    Congress President.
         said that action will be taken against     ensured
         derelict officials after looking into the                                         letters@tehelka.com



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