Meerut: Two of the accused caught for their "involvement" in the recent Bulandshahr gang rape of a woman and her 14-year-old daughter came to court on Monday crying and pleading their innocence before both lawyers and the other people gathered there.

“We have nothing to do with the gang rape, police are framing us,” one of the accused Mohammad Shahvez said, tears rolling down his cheeks.

The other wailing suspect, Jabar Singh, also begged innocence as police shoved both of them into the court amid tight security.

Singh and Shahvez were then produced before the session judge of the fast track court, Dhruv Kumar. Police, in turn, sought their 10-day custody for further questioning but were granted three.

Assistant district government counsel Ravindra Singh told TOI, “It is a high profile case. Earlier, police were not able to complete the questioning of the accused, so further remand was demanded by the probe agency.”

Bulandshahr police have so far arrested three persons in connection with the incident which shook the nation and turned the spotlight on UP's worsening law and order situation. The shocking crime also threw up uncomfortable questions on safety and security along India's unlit, un-patrolled national highways.

After the attack on the two Noida women and their menfolk on the intervening night of July 29 and July 30, a rattled Samajwadi Party government had suspended more than half-a-dozen policemen, including the SSP and the SP. A team of national commission for women (NCW) also inspected the scene of the crime. Later, NCW member Rekha Sharma said, “The incident is a result of lackadaisical attitude of police and we will seek report from the UP government.”



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