A minor girl was raped and singed with cigarette butts by two men in Uttar Pradesh Gorakhpur district, the family alleged. Police said two people have been arrested in connection with the case of kidnapping and raping of the 17-year-old girl. Another girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Itanagar in the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday. Surprisingly, after every incident, the Uttar Pradesh police first gets in to cover-up mode," she further alleged. She urged the Uttar Pradesh government to review law and order situation and take immediate steps to provide security to women.

Source: dna August 17, 2020 11:52 UTC