‘Give me justice or will commit suicide’: Rape victim writes letter in blood to PM Modi, Yogi

With her pleas falling on deaf ears, a rape victim in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli has written a letter in her blood to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, seeking justice. 

"The police is not taking action against the accused due to their powerful links. They (accused) are putting pressure on me to withdraw the case. I should be given justice otherwise I will commit suicide," the girl said in the letter written on January 20.

The girl, who hails from Raebareli district, is pursuing a course in engineering at a private college in Barabanki. 

When contacted, Raebareli ASP Shashi Shekhar Singh said an FIR was registered on March 24, 2017 against Divya Pandey and Ankit Verma on rape charges in Barabanki, following a complaint by the victim's father.

In October 2017, another FIR against unidentified persons was registered in Raebareli in which it was alleged that a fake Facebook profile of the girl was made and obscene pictures were posted on it.

Her father alleged that the accused raped his daughter and were blackmailing her since.

A probe is on in the matter, Singh said.

Taling to reporters in her hometown on Monday, the girl said, "The father of accused is posted at a government office in Lucknow and his family uses their clout to influence Barabanki police. Even a college faculty mounted pressure on me to marry the accused or he said he would give poor grades.” 

Barabanki police superintendent Anil Singh refused the charges saying the accused had been given relief by the High Court.

“The accused had been given relief by High Court and no coercive action was taken. I will examine the status of the case,” Singh said, according to the New Indian Express.  

(With PTI inputs)