‘What’s happening in this country?’: SC asks UP govt to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation to Unnao rape survivor

The court also asked the CRPF to provide security to the victim and her family and also ordered an enquiry in a perceived delay in processing a letter from the victim to the CJI and asked if there was any negligence on the part of any officer of the SC registry.

The court added that the enquiry would be held within seven days and supervised by a sitting judge of the SC, a judge who will be nominated by the CJI.

The CJI also asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta how much time they’d need to investigate the accident. When the counsel said it’d take a month, the CJI asked him to wrap up the investigation in seven days.

The five cases which are linked to this include rape of victim; gangrape of victim; allegedly false Arms Act Case against the father; death of victim’s father in custody and accident which claimed the lives of two aunts of the victim and left the victim and her lawyer battling for their life.

The court remarked,  "What is happening in this country. Is what has happened as per law?" The remark came after an SC official indicated that compensation to the victim must come from NALSA.  Court indicated that state government will be required to pay exemplary compensation to the victim.

CBI Joint Director Sampat Meena was present in Court to assist the Solicitor General on the individual cases. 

During the court proceedings, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi also sought full details of investigation about the status in the rape case and accident of the victim and also asked the Solicitor General to interact with CBI Director regarding the cases.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta pleaded the CJI to adjourn the case for tomorrow arguing that CBI officers who are investigating the matter are in Lucknow. Mehta told the apex court that he spoke to the CBI director and the officers investigating the Unnao cases and added that it will not be possible for them to reach Delhi by 12 noon. However, CJI refused to adjourn the case.

Supreme Court said that if necessary, chamber hearing may take place.

The condition of the Unnao rape survivor and her lawyer, who sustained grievous injuries in an accident, is critical but stable, King George's Medical University said on Thursday. "Their condition is critical and both are on ventilator. Like yesterday, their condition is stable. They are being treated by a team of experts at KGMU, free of cost," a medical bulletin issued by the university said. On July 28, a truck rammed into the vehicle in which the Unnao rape survivor, her counsel and two aunts were travelling to Raebareli.

While she and her lawyer sustained grievous injuries, her aunts were killed on the spot. The Uttar Pradesh Police filed a case of murder against MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and nine others in connection with the accident. Sengar was expelled from BJP on Thursday. A legislator from Bangermau in Unnao district, Sengar had allegedly raped the girl at his residence in Unnao on June 4, 2017, where she had gone to seek a job. He is currently lodged in Sitapur district jail. Probe in the case was transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday.