Woman who accused BSP MP Atul Rai of rape sets herself ablaze outside Supreme Court

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New Delhi: A woman who had accused the Bahujan Samaj Party MP from Ghosi, Atul Rai, of rape in 2019, set herself on fire along with a friend outside the Supreme Court Monday noon.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi district, Deepak Yadav told ThePrint that the fire was doused by the staff on duty with the help of the public and both the woman and her friend were shifted to Ram Manohar Lohia hospital for further treatment. 

Speaking to ThePrint, a senior Delhi Police officer said, “The woman is from Ballia and the man is from Ghazipur. We are trying to ascertain their relationship with each other. They have suffered severe burn injuries and aren’t in a position to give a statement yet.”

Delhi Police officials informed the Uttar Pradesh Police about the incident and the families of the two have also been contacted, according to DCP Yadav.

The woman had broadcast the self-immolation in a Facebook live video around noon that lasted around 10 minutes. In the video, she and a man can be seen pouring inflammable liquid and later setting themselves ablaze. She introduced herself as a “rape victim” and alleged that the UP Police tried to prove she was “characterless” in various ways to save Rai. 

“We won’t tell you the location but we have come here to fulfill what all of them have been trying to do for the last one and a half years,” the woman is heard saying in the video.

The woman also went on to name Senior Superintendent of Police, Varanasi, Amit Pathak; Circle Officer Amresh Singh; a police officer named Sanjay Rai and his son Vivek Rai; and former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, alleging they played a role in trying to help Rai.

Additional Director General of Police, law & order, Prashant Kumar told ThePrint, “Strict action will be taken in the matter. We have taken cognisance of the video and immediate action will be taken … we are verifying. All culprits will be booked.”

“We had already filed a chargesheet against Atul Rai and one sub inspector and a deputy superintendent of police was suspended following the woman’s complaint,” Kumar added. The woman had filed her complaint in May 2019.

As it happens, a non-bailable warrant had been issued against the woman earlier this month by a Varanasi court on a case registered in November 2020 by Rai’s brother Pawan Kumar.

“Rai’s brother had filed a complaint that the woman had forged her marksheet submitted in court. An FIR was registered against her,” a senior UP Police officer said.

An FIR under Indian Penal Code sections 419 (cheating by personation), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 467 (forgery of valuable security, will), 468 (purpose of cheating), 471 (using as genuine a forged document) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) was lodged in the case.

Pawan Kumar, in his complaint, noted a discrepancy in the date of birth stated by the woman in two different documents. In her marksheet submitted while filing a 2015 complaint, the date of birth was listed as 10 March 1997 while the one submitted in Rai’s case said 10 June 1997, alleged Kumar.

The 2015 complaint Kumar referenced was a molestation charge filed by the woman against a student leader, Amritesh Singh alias Sabal.

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All politicians are connected at top level and save each other 

They only do drama infront of cameras and party behind the scenes 

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the trauma of running from pillar to post for justice

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4 minutes ago, Ryzen_renoir said:

All politicians are connected at top level and save each other 

They only do drama infront of cameras and party behind the scenes 

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