Cross-examination in FTC today on the statement of IIT-BHU gang rape victim. Hearing postponed from 6th in Varanasi court, judge will give decision on victim’s appeal for virtual appearance. Cross-examination in FTC on the statement of IIT-BHU gangrape victim today: Hearing postponed from 6th, judge will decide on the appeal of virtual appearance of the victim – Varanasi News

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At the same time, the victim will also face the three accused of gang rape in the court. In this case, due to poor advocacy, two accused have got bail from the High Court. Those who will reach the court themselves, the third accused detained in jail will be produced in police custody. Efforts are on for the release of the third student, today the defense lawyer will cross-examine the student on her statement in the court.

The student said in the letter given to the court through her lawyer – My examinations are going on. It is troublesome for me to travel to the court again and again from the campus. I am not even able to prepare for the exam. Coming to court again and again and confronting rape accused is becoming difficult. The victim has demanded a virtual appearance in the case, on which the judge’s decision is possible.

The victim will appear in the court along with her friend under police protection and after recording her statement, will be brought to the hostel. The case is on trial in the fast track court. Statements of witnesses related to the incident are yet to be taken from the victim’s side. Complete statements of eyewitnesses, investigators, female teachers, female police personnel and officers in the case could not be obtained.

Let us tell you that in this high profile case, police action was delayed from the beginning. 60 days after the FIR was filed, i.e. on December 30, 2023, the police was able to arrest 3 accused from Madhya Pradesh. But due to poor advocacy, Kunal Pandey and Anand alias Abhishek Chauhan got bail from Allahabad High Court in just 7 months. The third accused Saksham Patel is still in jail.

Now know the sequence of actions, but first read what happened that night in BHU…

The girl student went out for a walk from the hostel when three boys surrounded her.

The B.Tech student living in the New Girls Hostel of IIT-BHU told the police in her complaint that she had gone out for a walk at 1:30 am on November 1/2, 2023. As he proceeded from the hostel, he met his friend near Gandhi Smriti Hostel. Both of them were walking towards Karman Veer Baba temple. About 300 meters ago a bullet came from behind. There were 3 boys riding on it. Those people stopped me and my friend by parking the bike.

After this they separated us. They pressed my mouth and took me to a corner. There he first kissed me forcibly and then made me remove my clothes. Made my video and took photos. When I screamed for help, they started threatening to kill me. Kept me under his control for about 10-15 minutes and then released him.

When I ran towards my hostel, the sound of a bike started coming from behind. Out of fear I entered a professor’s house. Stayed there for 20 minutes and called the professor. The professor dropped me at the gate. After that, Rahul Rathore of the Parliament Security Committee took me to the IIT-BHU patrolling guard. From where I was able to reach my hostel safely. Of the three accused, one was fat, the other was thin and the third was of medium height. (The accused were later identified through CCTV)

On August 22, the rape victim recorded her statement in the court.

Prosecution lawyer Manoj Gupta said that the court has expedited the hearing of the IIT-BHU gangrape case. The student was first called in the case by the court on August 22. The student was presented in the court under police protection. The student presented the BHU incident before the court. He told that the three accused brutalized, threatened and then fled away. She is also feeling many kinds of pressure after the incident. I feel scared going out, so I stay in the hostel most of the time.

Action taken so far in IIT-BHU gangrape case

Kunal Pandey and Anand alias Abhishek Chauhan, two accused of gang rape of a B.Tech student in IIT-BHU, were granted bail by the Allahabad High Court in August. The hearing on the bail plea of ​​the third accused Saksham Patel is going on. When Anand reached his house in Nagwa Colony after bail, he was welcomed. Kunal was also welcomed by family members and relatives in Brij Enclave. All three accused of gangrape were associated with BJP IT cell. He was in touch with big leaders including government ministers and MLAs.

The student said – everything happened in the dark, still recognized 2

The student said- On November 4, ACP Praveen Kumar Singh had shown photos of the suspects in his mobile. Told me that these photos were collected through social media and surveillance locations. Whatever happened to me, happened in the dark of night. But still I recognized two accused and my friend recognized one accused. When I clarified the identity of the accused, the police was busy searching for them.