‘Evil face of BJP’: IIT-BHU gangrape accused have links to BJP

Pradeep Kumar Panda
Darshan Samikhya, Bhubaneswar

Following the arrest of three men in connection with the alleged

‘Evil face of BJP’: IIT-BHU gangrape accused have links to BJP

Pradeep Kumar Panda
Darshan Samikhya, Bhubaneswar

Following the arrest of three men in connection with the alleged gang rape inside the IIT-BHU campus in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi, Opposition parties have launched a sharp attack at the BJP government alleging that the accused have links to the saffron party.

Three people who have been arrested are Kunal Pandey, Anand alias Abhishek Chauhan, and Saksham Patel, said Shivakant Mishra, Station House Officer, Lanka police station, reported PTI.

“For the BJP, ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ is just a slogan. I had said at that time that BJP people are involved in this matter,” Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai said in a post on X.

“The person who gang-raped an IIT BHU student is none other than BJP’s Kunal Pandey, convener of Mahanagar IT cell, and Saksham Patel, who is the PA of Dilip Patel (Kashi zone president of the BJP). This is the evil face of BJP. Shameful,” the Congress leader said in another post.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said in a post on X that those arrested for gang-raping the woman student are part of a new crop of BJP workers thriving under the patronage of senior leaders.

The government had to get them arrested due to the solid evidence in the case and the growing public anger, he said.

“Every woman across the country is seeing how the BJP is playing with women’s dignity and protecting those accused of atrocities, harassment and rape. Women will not give even a single vote to the BJP in the upcoming elections. Women will be the reason for the BJP’s defeat. The truth of the BJP is before the public today. The public will give its verdict by defeating the BJP in the upcoming elections and do justice to women,” he said.

The alleged incident took place on the night of November 1. According to the complaint filed the girl, she said that she went outside her hostel with a friend at night. Near the Karman Baba temple area, three men, who came on a motorcycle, forcibly took her to a corner and gagged her after separating her from her friend.

The accused then stripped her and recorded the incident.

On the basis of the complaint, an FIR was registered under Section 354 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code and under provisions of the Information Technology Act at Lanka police station. Later gangrape was also added when the woman gave fresh statement.

gang rape inside the IIT-BHU campus in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi, Opposition parties have launched a sharp attack at the BJP government alleging that the accused have links to the saffron party.

Three people who have been arrested are Kunal Pandey, Anand alias Abhishek Chauhan, and Saksham Patel, said Shivakant Mishra, Station House Officer, Lanka police station, reported PTI.

“For the BJP, ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ is just a slogan. I had said at that time that BJP people are involved in this matter,” Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai said in a post on X.

“The person who gang-raped an IIT BHU student is none other than BJP’s Kunal Pandey, convener of Mahanagar IT cell, and Saksham Patel, who is the PA of Dilip Patel (Kashi zone president of the BJP). This is the evil face of BJP. Shameful,” the Congress leader said in another post.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said in a post on X that those arrested for gang-raping the woman student are part of a new crop of BJP workers thriving under the patronage of senior leaders.

The government had to get them arrested due to the solid evidence in the case and the growing public anger, he said.

“Every woman across the country is seeing how the BJP is playing with women’s dignity and protecting those accused of atrocities, harassment and rape. Women will not give even a single vote to the BJP in the upcoming elections. Women will be the reason for the BJP’s defeat. The truth of the BJP is before the public today. The public will give its verdict by defeating the BJP in the upcoming elections and do justice to women,” he said.

The alleged incident took place on the night of November 1. According to the complaint filed the girl, she said that she went outside her hostel with a friend at night. Near the Karman Baba temple area, three men, who came on a motorcycle, forcibly took her to a corner and gagged her after separating her from her friend.

The accused then stripped her and recorded the incident.

On the basis of the complaint, an FIR was registered under Section 354 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code and under provisions of the Information Technology Act at Lanka police station. Later gangrape was also added when the woman gave fresh statement.