Unnao rape survivor lands at Delhi airport; police provide ‘green corridor’ to hospital

New Delhi, December 5

A rape victim who was set ablaze in Uttar Pradesh’s from Unnao was airlifted to Delhi and admitted at the Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital on Thursday evening, officials said.

The Delhi Traffic Police provided a “green corridor” for the ambulance to take her from the airport to the hospital. Police said the ambulance covered the distance of 13 km between the airport terminal one and Safdarjung Hospital in 18 minutes with a police jeep clearing the road ahead.

The victim had to be airlifted from the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Hospital in Lucknow to Delhi.

According to hospital sources, the victim suffered extensive burns after five men, two of who were accused of raping her in December last year, accosted her as she was on her way to a court hearing on Thursday morning and set her on fire.  

“We have set up a dedicated ICU room for the patient. A team of doctors would be monitoring her health condition,” Dr Sunil Gupta, Medical Superintendent at Safdarjung Hospital, told PTI.

She will be under the observation of Dr Shalab Kumar, Head of Burn and Plastic Surgery at the hospital.

A team of members from the women commission from UP has also reached the hospital.

The rape survivor suffered 90 per cent burns, police said.

Reports said that the victim ran for a while before some bystanders who spotted her alerted police. One of her two attackers was granted bail 10 days ago. The other suspect had been on the run.

All five suspects in Thursday’s incident have been arrested, police said. The incident has sparked outrage across the country, with opposition leaders criticising the state government under Chief Minister Adityanath for the “declining law and order situation” in Uttar Pradesh.  Agencies