On 1 November 2023, a 22-year-old B.Tech student of IIT-BHU was allegedly waylaid, stripped and gang-raped. They also filmed the girl at gunpoint, in Banaras district, Uttar Pradesh, India, by three BJP leaders.[1][2][3][4]

Background

On 1 November 2023, an explicit video surfaced online showing a student being accosted by three people in the early hours of the morning inside the Indian Institute of Technology,(BHU) campus.[5]

The three accused had traveled to Madhya Pradesh after raping the student on the night of November 1, 2023. According to media reports, when BHU students started protesting after the incident, the suspects felt scared and escaped to Madhya Pradesh and participated in the local campaigning for state elections. Meanwhile, they kept changing locations. They also visited many other cities including Lucknow. Almost two months had passed and no action had been taken, and all three were now convinced that nothing would happen. After that they returned  to Varanasi, police said one of their numbers was monitored and tracked them.[6]

Congress leaders staged a sit-in protest against the Uttar Pradesh government in the wake of the alleged rape of a student of the prestigious Indian Institute of Varanasi(IIT-BHU).[7] The protesters demanded that justice be done to the student and that the accused be punished. There were also clashes between the Congressmen and the police during the protest. UP Congress president Ajay Rai said that a protest would be held against the rape at the IIT Varanasi.[8]

Aftermath

All three accused had fled to Madhya Pradesh after raping the 22-year-old girl on November 1, 2023. In Madhya Pradesh they campaigned for the Bharatiya Janata Party. According to media reports, Uttar Pradesh police tracked down the three suspects within three days but could not arrest them allegedly due to orders from higher authorities. Later, when elections were held in four states,  police intervened and  the three suspects were arrested.  After the arrest, all three defendants were detained for 12 days. After their arrest, pictures of all  three accused along with key leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party have gone viral on social media.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "IT-BHU Gangrape Case: Students, Civil Society, Political Parties Take to Streets". NewsClick. 2024-01-02. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  2. ↑ "IIT BHU गैंगरेप: बीजेपी IT सेल के तीन नेता गिरफ्तार, बंदूक की नोंक पर छात्रा के कपड़े उतरवाए थे". Hindustan (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  3. ↑ "IIT-BHU Gangrape: At Least Two of Three Arrested Members of BJP's Varanasi 'IT Cell'". The Wire. Archived from the original on 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  4. ↑ डेस्क, एबीपी न्यूज़ (2024-01-02). "IIT-BHU: 'गन पॉइंट पर उठाकर ले गए, सहमी हुई मिली थी पीड़िता...', चश्मदीद ने बताया". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  5. ↑ "मेला देखा, शराब पी, गैंगरेप के बाद MP में किया चुनाव प्रचार, IIT BHU मामले में और क्या पता चला?". The Lallantop (in Hindi). 2024-01-01. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  6. ↑ "IIT-BHU gangrape case: BJP denies accused 'link' with party". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  7. ↑ PTI (2024-01-02). "Congress workers protest against BHU student gang rape in front of PM's office in Varanasi". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  8. ↑ "IIT-BHU student gang-rape case: Why no bulldozer action this time, asks Congress". India Today. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  9. ↑ "After fresh statement, police add gangrape section to IIT-BHU woman sexual assault case". The Indian Express. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
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