Janjivan Bureau / Alwar : Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met a Dalit woman who was allegedly gang-raped in front of her husband in Rajasthan’s Alwar district.
After holding a meeting with the victim and her family, Rahul said the victim will get justice and the accused would be punished.
“I have come here not to do any politics, but on an emotional cause,” Gandhi told the media after meeting the victim.
“I have been told a few personal things by the victim’s family, which I cannot disclose. Serious action will be taken against the culprits,” he said.
Gandhi was accompanied by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, deputy CM Sachin Pilot and Congress national general secretary Avinash Pandey.
He was earlier scheduled to arrive here on Wednesday.
On April 26, six miscreants accosted the woman and her husband on the Thanagazi-Alwar bypass and took them to an isolated place, where they allegedly raped her in front of him.
An FIR was lodged on May 2 and the accused circulated a video clip of the crime on May 4.
The alleged five accused belongs to Gurjar community and have been identified as Indaraj, Hansraj, Ashok, Mahesh, and Chhote Lal.
The sixth accused Mukesh Gurjar was arrested for uploading the video in WhatsApp groups and making obscene photos and videos viral on social media.
