Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday announced financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh each to the two victims of the Bulandshahr gangrape incident. Akhilesh Yadav said all were "hurt" with the incident and no amount can compensate for the mental trauma of the victims. He said the state government will ensure that the culprits get the strictest punishment and warned police that stern action will be taken against them if such incident happen again in the state. A woman and her minor daughter, who were on their way from Noida to Shahjahanpur with four other family members, were gangraped by a gang of dacoits in Bulandshahr district, on the Delhi-Kanpur highway, early morning last week. According to reports, a Noida-based private sector employee, his wife, two daughters and two other male relatives were on their way to attend a funeral in Shahjahanpur, when their vehicle was stopped near Dostpur village on NH-91 at around 2:30 am. The family told the police that the road had been blocked with an “iron rod”, due to which they were forced to stop the vehicle. As soon as they stopped the vehicle, about half-a-dozen armed dacoits reportedly surrounded them. According to the FIR, the dacoits forced the family to walk into the thickets, about 50 metres from the highway, and looted their cash, jewellery, ATM cards and other valuables. They then allegedly dragged the woman, 45, and her elder daughter, 15, some distance away and raped them, while holding the male members of the family at gunpoint. Watch Video: What's making news The three men, who have been arrested, have been sent to 14-day judicial custody. However, the police is yet to arrest the gang leader Saleem Bawariya and other accused, who still remain absconding. UP Police have launched a hunt to nab the kingpin of a criminal tribe gang, which allegedly executed the heinous crime on New Delhi-Kanpur NH-91 on Saturday. The kingpin, identified as Saleem, is believed to be a native of Bharatpur in Rajasthan and is known to travel across adjoining states with his gang executing highway robberies, police said.
