Centre seeks report from UP govt on Bulandshahr gangrape

The home ministry has asked the state government to provide details of the incident and steps taken to nab all those involved in it.

The Centre sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on Monday on alleged gangrape of a woman and her teenage daughter in Bulandshahr that created huge uproar.

Police escort two of the Bulandshahr gangrape accused to a fast track court on Monday. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

In a communication, the home ministry asked the state government to provide details of the incident and steps taken to nab all those involved in it, official sources said.

A gang of dacoits brutally raped a woman and her 13-year-old daughter at gunpoint after dragging them out of a car on NH-91 when they were travelling with their family from Noida to Shahjahanpur on Friday night.

Uttar Pradesh Police arrested the three accused -- Naresh (25), Bablu (22) and Rais (28) -- and detained a dozen others on Monday after launching a manhunt for the dacoits suspected to be behind the highway crime.

Facing flak from opposition, the state government suspended five officers, including district SSP Vaibhav Krishna.