CJI Ranjan Gogoi to take up Unnao case on Thursday
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi will take up the Unnao case pertaining to the letter written to him by the rape victim's family on Thursday, media reports said.
The CJI has also asked the Supreme Court registry why there was a delay in placing the letter by the rape victim's family before him. CJI Gogoi has also asked the registry to submit a reply as to why there was a delay within a week.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and 10 others who are accused of committing the crime.
Survivor of the Makhi gang rape case of Unnao and a lawyer were critically injured while her mother and aunt were killed on Sunday when their car was hit by a truck at Sultanpur Khera roundabout in the district.
Police here said that the victims were going on a car to meet their relative at Rae Bareli jail when it was hit by a truck coming from opposite direction under Gurubakshganj police station area on Rae Bareli-Banda highway.
The rape survivor is presently on life-support.
The people in the car were going to Rae Bareli jail, where gang rape victim's uncle is lodged.
A day after the victim and her family had tried to immolate themselves in front of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's residence, the victim's father died in judicial custody allegedly by police torture.
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