Akhilesh Pratap Singh after his arrest (L) and posing with BJP MLA Devendra Singh from Kasganj (R).
Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by eight men in Kasganj district while she was returning home with her 20-year-old fiancé on April 10. As per reports, all eight men have been arrested by the police.
The accused have been identified as Akhilesh Pratap Singh, Amit Kumar, Sonu, Rinku, Ajay Kumar, Saurabh, Brijesh Kumar, and Sonu Kumar. Out of these, Akhilesh Pratap Singh has been identified as a member of the BJP and is closely associated with party MLA Devendra Singh from Kasganj.
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According to fact-checker Mohammad Zubair, Singh alias ‘Gabbar’ claims to be a BJP Yuva Neta, with his car also carrying the party flag.
Slamming the party, the Indian Youth Congress asked. “Prime Minister, you give the slogan of ‘Beti Bachao’ – but the question is, from whom should we save them? Do we have to save our daughters from such ‘cultured’ people? Now the country is saying – save our daughters from Sanghis.”
“In Double Engine states rapists are garlanded, glorified, and given special protection to act without impunity while hapless victims are left to fend for themselves,” stated the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) sharing pictures of Singh with local BJP leaders.
“Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare”
A 16-year-old minor girl was gang-raped by several men in front of her fiancé in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh.
One of the accused is Akhilesh Pratap Singh a @BJP4India member with close ties to MLA Devendra Singh.
In Double Engine states rapists are… pic.twitter.com/YH5YgTbCHU
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) April 14, 2025
On April 10, around the afternoon, the accused approached the couple who were sitting by the Hazara canal. They reportedly held the man hostage while the minor girl was allegedly dragged into a room. While they physically assaulted the fiancé outside, one by one, the eight men allegedly raped the 16-year-old survivor.
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“Several men forcibly took me to a secluded area and violated me one by one. They had come on motorcycles and, at first, started passing lewd remarks. Then, some of them grabbed my friend and began targeting me. After nearly two hours, my friend and I were allowed to go. They also took away my gold earrings,” the survivor said in her complaint as per ANI.
After her health got worse, she informed her family, following which the incident of gang-rape was reported to the police. The survivor has also undergone a medical examination.
