The Supreme Court today said the Unnao rape survivor won't be airlifted to AIIMS in Delhi after her family said they want her treatment to continue in Lucknow. It also ordered that the survivor's uncle, who is jailed in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli, be shifted to Tihar Jail immediately.
On Thursday Supreme Court transferred all the five cases involving the Unnao rape survivor out of Uttar Pradesh to Delhi. The court also directed the Uttar Pradesh government to pay interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the rape survivor by today. A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, also said the CBI probe into the car crash must be completed in seven days and the rape case in 45 days.
The teenager is battling for her life after a car crash on Sunday. The top court also said the CBI's probe into the car crash must be completed in seven days. On Thursday, the top court had asked the "responsible" officer of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appear before it and give details on the status of rape case and the car crash.The CBI is investigating both the cases.
Here are the live updates on Supreme Court hearing on Unnao rape case:
#UnnaoCase | CBI today produced the driver and cleaner of truck that hit rape survivor's vehicle in court.
- NDTV (@ndtv) August 2, 2019
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