Unnao rape survivor's kin end dharna, uncle gets one-day parole

Lucknow: Family members of the Unnao rape survivor have ended their dharna after her uncle, Mahesh Singh, was granted one-day parole to attend the cremation of the two relatives who were killed in Sunday's accident.

The family had been sitting on dharna outside the Trauma Centre of King George's Medical University here since Tuesday morning.

They were demanding that all cases against the survivor's uncle, Mahesh Singh, be withdrawn without delay and he be released soon.

The rape survivor and her lawyer are admitted in the Trauma Centre after they met with an accident, in which her two women relatives were killed.

Mahesh Singh is in Rae Bareli jail, and the family was returning after meeting him on Sunday, when the accident took place.

Mahesh Singh is in jail in three cases of attempt to murder. He had applied for 72-hour parole, so that he could attend the cremation of the two family members, including his wife Pushpa Singh, who died in Sunday's accident.

Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav visited the Trauma Centre on Tuesday and met the family members of the rape survivor.

Talking to reporters, Akhilesh Yadav said that jungle raj is prevailing in the state.