Bulandshahr gangrape case: SC asks CBI to serve notice to Azam Khan for 'insensitive' remarks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of investigation (CBI) to serve notice to Uttar Pradesh Minister and Samajwadi party leader Azam Khan for his alleged statement on Bulandshahr gangrape case.

The top court has asked to serve the notice to Khan for his personal appearance in the matter.

Last month, the top court had issued notice to Khan over his controversial statement. Khan had courted controversy saying the incident could be a 'political conspiracy' since the elections were near, and a desperate opposition can stoop to any level to defame the Akhilesh Yadav government.

However, Khan had maintained that he had not said anything against the victims and their family members.

The court had issued notice to UP government and Khan over plea of victims seeking transfer of the case from the state.

Azam Khan had made remarks even when the victims' family had threaten to commit suicide, if the police fails to give them justice in the next three months.

A gang of dacoits had brutally raped a woman and her 13-year-old daughter at gunpoint after dragging them out of a car in Bulandshahr on NH-91 when they were travelling with their family from Noida to Shahjahanpur on Friday night.

Uttar Pradesh Police arrested the three accused -- Naresh (25), Bablu (22) and Rais (28) -- and detained a dozen others after launching a massive hunt for the dacoits suspected to be behind the highway crime.

Monday maintained that he had not said anything against the victims and their family members.