Congress MP and Telangana in-charge Manickam Tagore took to Twitter to condemn BJP MLA Raghunandan Rao for releasing a video with images of the victim and minor accused in the Hyderabad gang rape case.
BJP MLA Raghunandan Rao said that the police has hurriedly given a clean chit to the minor accused, who is the son of a senior member of the ruling (Telangana Rashtra Samithi) TRS government in Telangana. He said that only after the police gave a clean chit to the minor accused, he was forced to leave the evidence.
He also said that he has video evidence proving the involvement of the MLA’s son.
@RaghunandanraoM You had shared the identity of Telugu daughter in public domain against the Supreme Court order for your political gains and we will not allow Telangana daughter to be humiliated by Sanghi/TRS/Majlis. We will not do Sanghi/Majlis for match-fixing. https://t.co/PyeN9SNh9C
Manickam Tagore b. (@manickamtagore) 4 June 2022
In his tweet, the Congress MP said, “An accused in a rape case is allegedly the son of an MIM MLA. By exposing the video, Raghunandan compromised both the case and the safety of the victim and her family. Is it because of unholy alliance between TRS, BJP and MIM? Is their bond more important than justice for a minor girl?”
A 17-year-old girl in Hyderabad, who was returning home from a party at a club in Jubilee Hills, was allegedly gang-raped by five men, including three minors, inside an Innova car in Hyderabad, Telangana on Saturday, May 28 .
Latest developments and top points,
1) A BJP delegation met the Director General of Police on Saturday, June 4 and requested that the Hyderabad gang rape case be transferred to the CBI.
2) BJP MLA M Raghunandan Rao alleged that the police hastily gave a clean chit to the son of an MLA, who was suspected of involvement in the crime.
3) Rao also said that he was forced to leave the evidence only after the police gave a clean chit to the suspected minor accused.
4) Police had initially said that the crime took place in a Mercedes car. However, it was later revealed that the Innova Crysta car, in which the crime was committed, belonged to a TRS leader, who held an important position in the government body.
5) Two adults allegedly involved in the incident have been arrested. Two minors, who are also suspected to be involved, were apprehended and produced in a juvenile court on Saturday.
6) Police are also probing how the club allowed minors to enter and whether the club had served them liquor.
7) A 17-year-old minor girl was allegedly gang-raped in Hyderabad on Saturday, May 28 five men inside a car.
8) The victim along with other accused left the pub at around 5:45 pm in a Benz car and an Innova car followed them.
9) They reached a nearby cafe and boarded the Innova car and left at around 6.30 pm.
10) The victim was raped in a parked car at a secluded place in Banjara Hills. He was brought back to the pub around 7:32 pm.