UP Government Constitutes SIT To Probe Unnao Case

Uttar Pradesh Government has constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the Unnao incident where a woman was set ablaze. The SIT will be headed by an ASP rank officer to head the SIT. "Fresh Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to investigate the incident where a woman was set ablaze in Bihar area of Unnao earlier today. ASP rank officer to head the SIT," Lucknow Divisional Commissioner Mukesh Meshram was quoted as saying by ANI.

Meanwhile, the rape survivor, landed at the Delhi airport and was rushed to the Safdarjung Hospital on Thursday evening, police said.

The Delhi Traffic Police provided a green corridor for the vehicle carrying her from the airport to the hospital. She has been airlifted to Delhi from Lucknow, they added.

The rape survivor was battling for life on Thursday after five men, including two of the accused, allegedly set her on fire while she was on her way to court, police said.

Delhi Commission For Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal has accused the Uttar Pradesh government of "remaining in slumber" despite several heinous crimes being committed in the state every day.

She wrote a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, asking him to ensure that the death penalty is awarded within 30 days to those who set a rape survivor in the state's Unnao district on fire.

In the letter, Maliwal also demanded that the survivor, who has suffered 90 per cent burn injuries and is battling for life, be provided the "best possible medical treatment".