Gayatri Prajapati rape: SC orders police to protect victim's kin

New Delhi [India] Apr 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the plea of the complainant who alleged that she was raped by Samajwadi Party leader Gayatri Prajapati, wherein she asked the Uttar Pradesh Police to provide protection to her family members on the alleged threat perception. A bench of the apex court headed by Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri passed the order, Mohammad Pracha, lawyer of victim's told ANI. Further speaking to ANI, Pracha said, "The victim's family had knocked the doors of the Apex Court seeking police protection, to which appeal was allowed and the apex court has disposed off the matter." Earlier in the month, the rape-accused leader had been sent to 14-day judicial remand. This development came a day after three persons were detained in connection with the case. Two of Prajapati's sons have also been detained for giving shelter to the accused. The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) had last week arrested two more persons from Noida in connection with this case. Earlier, the apex court had refused to stay the arrest of absconding Prajapati and asked him to approach the concerned court. The Samajwadi Party leader, who had been on the run since February 27 after an FIR was lodged against him, had approached the top court for a stay on his arrest. An apex court bench headed by Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri made it clear that it wouldn't modify its order. Prajapati is accused of raping a woman and molesting her minor daughter back in 2014. The Uttar Pradesh Police had issued non-bailable warrants against Prajapati and six others in connection with the rape charges. Prajapati's passport was earlier revoked for four weeks to prevent him from attempting to flee out of the country. Earlier last week, the police also initiated proceedings for a look out notice against Prajapati following reports that he might try to escape abroad to evade arrest. (ANI)