Priyanka asks why Unnao rape victim not given security, to meet family today

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday questioned the Uttar Pradesh government as to why the Unnao gangrape victim was not given security keeping in mind a similar incident that took place earlier in the same district.

The Congress leader, who was on a visit to the state capital, then rushed to Unnao to meet the family of the victim and extend condolences to them, party sources said.

The rape victim succumbed to severe burns in Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital late Friday night and the body is being taken to her village in Unnao district by road, her family said.

In a tweet, Priyanka Gandhi said: "Why the victim of Unnao gangrape case was not given security keeping in mind an earlier incident of Unnao? What action has been taken on the police official who refused to register an FIR? What steps are being taken by the government to stop crime against the women, which take place on a daily basis?"
In another tweet Priyanka Gandhi said: "I pray to God to give courage to the family members of Unnao victim."