BSP chief Mayawati has called for the hanging of the guilty in the Alwar gang rape case in Rajasthan and said the Supreme Court should act against the Congress government in Rajasthan and the state’s police. Watch | Alwar gang rape case: Mayawati demands death penalty for accused“The Election Commission is not taking appropriate action against political leaders who are making derogatory remarks against women, during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections,” she said. The case of gang rape came to the fore in Alwar where a Dalit woman alleged that she was gang raped by five men in front of her husband. Police have arrested all six accused -- Indra Raj Gurjar, Mahesh Gurjar, Ashok Gurjar, Hansraj Gurjar, Chhote Lal Gurjar and Mukesh Gurjar -- on charges of gang rape and filming the crime. The BJP had accused the Congress government of hiding the Alwar gang rape case.

Source: Hindustan Times May 11, 2019 07:07 UTC