Bulandshahar gangrape: UP govt offers 3 lakh, a flat each to victims

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday offered two flats in the Arthala locality of Ghaziabad and announced a compensation of Rs 3 lakh each to the victims of Bulandshahr gangrape incident. Meanwhile, facing flak following the Bulandshahr gangrape incident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said he was ready for a CBI probe. "The incident is shameful and unfortunate... We have issued strict directives and also took action against the officials... A team has been put in place and police and administration have been asked to take stern action and ensure that no one guilty is spared," Yadav said. "If the family of the victims want, we are ready for a CBI probe," he told reporters on the sidelines of a function at Raj Bhawan. Answering questions from mediapersons, the chief minister said, "We will also request the court to ensure that speedy justice is delivered...through the fast track courts. Action will be taken against those responsible." "But the question is what are BJP and other (opposition) parties tutoring the victims in close rooms...is this not politics...leaders of the stature of ministers are sitting inside rooms and telling them...what conspiracy is being played...will we not say that it is political conspiracy," he said. In a related development, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the petitioner in the Bulandshahr gangrape case to file details by tomorrow on the alleged irregularities in the police probe in the matter. The order was passed by a Lucknow bench comprising justices Amreshwar Pratap Sahi and Vijay Laxmi on a PIL seeking directions for a CBI probe and for making proper security arrangements on highways in UP. (With PTI inputs)