Banda Rape Mayawati

• We are taking the Banda rape case very seriously: Mayawati

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has said that her government is taking the Banda rape case "very seriously" and that strict action will be taken against those who take law into their hands.Addressing a press conference in Lucknow on Thursday, Mayawati said, "We took the Banda matter very seriously and got it investigated by the CID immediatel...

• Rape-accused Banda MLA's wife: My husband is being framed

  The wife of BSP MLA Purshottam Naresh Dwiwedi, accused of raping a Dalit teenager in Banda today came out in support of her husband claiming that he was being framed.Asha Dwivedi, wife of the BSP MLA demanded DNA and medical test to prove her husband's involvement in the assault on the Dalit teenager."My husband is a patient of sugar and blood pres...

• Banda rape victim finally released from jail, gets security

  After spending over a month behind bars, the young girl from Banda, who was allegedly raped by a BSP MLA, who then had her jailed on false charges of theft, is finally out of prison.She is now being provided security after the MLA said he would seek revenge.This comes hours after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati ordered her release and asked t...