"Rape to chalte hi rehte hai (rape is common) and if they arrest someone after 10-20 days and think that we will pat their back then this won't happen." Taking suo motu cognisance of the matter, the Allahabad High Court had decided to hear the matter. Responding to a question by ANI on the Bulandshahr gang-rape case in which the Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested three accused, Chowdhury, said, "Be it the police investigation or something else, this has taken place after a long time. The government counsel told a Lucknow bench on Monday that it had no hesitation in handing over the probe to the central agency. In what may give the opposition parties fresh ammunition to target the grand old party in the run up to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Congress senior leader Renuka Chowdhury on Tuesday sparked a controversy with her 'rape to chalte hi rehte hain' (rape is common) remark and said that one would not pat those in power because of delayed police action.

Source: dna August 09, 2016 07:52 UTC