Overview
- Congress leaders, speaking Saturday, alleged Rajasthan police protected two suspects and failed to secure the survivor’s family despite months of complaints.
- The case dates to July 2024 and surfaced after the minor became pregnant, with a Zero FIR, which allows filing at any police station, lodged in Delhi and a Section 164 statement, recorded by a magistrate, naming three men.
- Only one of the three named suspects has been arrested as two were briefly held under preventive steps and then released, according to the party.
- The family was allegedly attacked with axes on March 16 before a planned court appearance after refusing a compromise, and a counter-FIR filed against them was later closed, Congress said.
- Congress cited alleged breaches of the SC/ST Atrocities Act, including no protection under Section 15(A) and no action under Section 4, and it tied the case to a wider pattern while pointing to Rahul Gandhi’s letter to the Prime Minister and a planned April 12 “Run for Ambedkar” event.