Banda rape victim examined at AIIMS

More than a fortnight after the CBI took over the probe into the alleged rape of a minor Dalit girl at Banda in Uttar Pradesh involving a BSP MLA

More than a fortnight after the CBI took over the probe into the alleged rape of a minor Dalit girl at Banda in Uttar Pradesh involving a BSP MLA,the medical examination of the girl was carried out at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS,here on Monday.

The girl was allegedly raped by Purshottam Dwivedi in Banda on December 10 and 11 last year. The Supreme Court on September 12 had directed the CBI to take over the probe as allegations were levelled that Dwivedi,being a ruling party MLA,used his influence in the administration to dilute the investigation.

The case was registered on the directions of the Supreme Court. The CBI registered a case against a UP MLA and four other private persons under Sections 376,354,323,504 and 506 of the IPC relating to a case in Banda UP in which a minor was allegedly raped, said a CBI official.

The agency is trying to reconstruct the scene of crime along with the examination of forensic evidence collected by the local police.

Said a CBI official,The need for a medical examination was felt as sleuths thought of seeking a second opinion on the nature of injuries suffered by the victim.

The 17-year-old girl had escaped from the MLAs residence on December 12 when he allegedly tried to rape her again. The girl was arrested after false charges of theft were allegedly levelled by Dwivedis brother against her.

From the jail,she moved the local court,alleging rape and other criminal acts by the MLA and his men. On the courts order,a case was lodged on January 12. The medical examination,more than a month after the incident,ruled out rape.

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CBI Joint Director Javeed Ahmed said the girl was taken to AIIMS to get an opinion from experts if there was any possibility to corroborate the victims allegation of rape by a medical examination.

The case was earlier registered by the police and later investigated by the state CB-CID. The MLA was arrested from Banda and suspended by the BSP. Dwivedi had denied all charges. The apex court had passed the order on a PIL filed by advocates Raja Ram and Irudaya Nathan seeking an independent probe into the incident,alleging that impartial investigation was not possible in the case as the legislator and his aides were members of the ruling party.

A CBI official said that besides the MLA,the girl had accused his associates,namely Neta,Rajen Shukla,Ram Naresh alias Rawan and Virendra Garg,of raping her at Dwivedis house. The girl had alleged the MLA,the then Banda SP Anil Kumar Das and then SHO of the local police station Abdul Jabbar framed her in a false case of theft.