Ayodhya rape accused’s bakery razed; victim gets financial aid

Ayodhya, August 3
Authorities here on Saturday razed the bakery of a man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl and recording the act on camera, according to an official. “The bakery of Moid Khan has been demolished,” Ayodhya’s District Magistrate Chandra Vijay Singh said.
“The bakery had one big room and one small room. It was illegally built over a pond, and has been demolished,” Singh said. The police had on July 30 arrested bakery owner Moid Khan and his employee Raju Khan from the Pura Kalandar area of Ayodhya district in connection with the rape case.
According to the police, the duo had raped the girl two months ago and also recorded the act. The incident came to light when the girl was found to be pregnant in a medical checkup. Speaking in the UP Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Chief Minister Adityanath had claimed that Moid Khan belonged to the Samajwadi Party.
“Moid Khan is from the Samajwadi Party and a member of the Ayodhya MP’s team. He has been found involved in a case of rape of a 12-year-old. The Samajwadi Party has not taken action against him,” Adityanath had said. A relative of the girl told reporters that her family was assured of strictest punishment to the guilty by the CM in a meeting.
“We have asked for capital punishment and bulldozing of the man’s illegal properties,” the relative said. Meanwhile, Adityanath has ordered disbursement of financial aid of Rs 5 lakh to the victim.
Local MLA Amit Singh Chauhan visited the victim’s home to hand over the cheque, accompanied by District Magistrate Chandra Vijay Singh and Ayodhya SSP Raj Karan Nayyar. The victim’s mother expressed her satisfaction with the government’s response, stating that the actions taken were entirely appropriate.
MLA Amit Singh Chauhan mentioned that the Chief Minister assured that any further needs of the family would be promptly addressed. He also reiterated that the government would continue to stand by the victim’s family throughout this ordeal. — Agencies

Akhilesh’s DNA test demand sparks row

• SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday sparked a controversy with his remarks demanding a DNA test of the accused in the Ayodhya rape case
• While BSP chief Mayawati asked how many accused were subjected to DNA tests under the SP rule in such cases, the BJP too stepped up its attack, alleging Yadav has given a “clean chit” to accused Moid Khan who is linked to the Samajwadi Party