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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot (Himanshu Vyas/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
The Alwar gang-rape case has taken a political turn, with the BJP accusing the Congress government in the state of suppressing the crime, reports India Today.
A young Dalit woman was gang-raped in front of her husband in Thanagazi near Alwar on 26 April, while the couple was travelling on a bike.
They were reportedly stopped and forced to remove their clothes and were beaten up badly. Later, the woman was allegedly gang-raped by five accused and a video of the incident was also recorded.
Threatening to circulate the video on social media, the accused even tried to extort money from the couple. After the accused did not get the demanded money, they are said to have gone ahead with the threat.
BJP's Rajasthan unit president Madan Lal Saini said, "It was kept a secret because elections were going on. If this incident would have come to light, then it would have affected the Congress adversely in the elections".
Reacting to the allegations, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that the state government is committed to womrn's safety. He added that almost a dozen police teams have been formed to arrested the accused.
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