'Every time...victim is Dalit, poor': Rahul Gandhi demands probe into Ghazipur rape-murder

'Every time, the same truth—protection for the criminal, persecution for the victim. Every time, the same silence—from those in power who should have spoken,' Rahul Gandhi posted on X.

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday demanded probe into the alleged rape and murder of a girl of the Vishwakarma community in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur.

Taking to his official X account, Rahul posted, "In Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, the rape and brutal murder of a daughter from the Vishwakarma community—and then threats and violence to stop the family from filing an FIR. Hathras, Kathua, Unnao, and now Ghazipur—this is a pattern. The daughter from Manipur breathed her last while waiting for justice. Every time, the same face—the victim is Dalit, backward, tribal, poor."

He further wrote that in every such case the silence remains the same from people in power.

"Every time, the same truth—protection for the criminal, persecution for the victim. Every time, the same silence—from those in power who should have spoken," he wrote.

"In a country and state where parents have to beg even to get an FIR filed for their daughter, that country's government has no moral right to remain in power," he added.

The Congress leaders said that action must be taken against the 'guilty police officers", and the family must get protection. "A high-level investigation must happen, and justice must be delivered immediately," he said.

He further questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi: "give your answer—why are daughters so unsafe in your rule?"

"In such circumstances, justice isn't begged for—it is snatched. And we will snatch it," he added.

A teenage girl's body was found in Karanda area of Ghazipur district on April 15, with her family alleging sexual assault and murder. While the police are investigating, relatives and locals have been vocal in demanding justice.