VARANASI GANG RAPE CASE

 

VARANASI GANG RAPE CASE

 

 

19 - years old’s horrifying gang rape in Varanasi who is allegedly drugged and raped by 23 man over 7 days.

  

INTRODUCTION:

The alleged gangrape of a 19-year-old woman at the hands of 23 men over a period of seven days has sent shockwaves across the entire country.

According to the complaint, the victim was gang raped by 23 men at multiple locations of Varanasi between 29 March 2025 to 4 April 2025.

The victim's family had filed a complaint with the police in this regard on April 6, 2025.

 

BEHIND THE CASE: 

On 29 March 2025, the victim had gone to her friend's home. On the way back home, she met a boy named Raj Vishwakarma, who took her to his cafe in Lanka, where he and his other friend raped her.

She alleged that the next day, on 30 March 2025, the victim met a boy named Sameer, who was on a bike with his friends. He reportedly took her to a highway on his bike and raped her on the vehicle itself. Sameer left the victim at Nadesar.

On 31 March 2025, a boy named Ayush, along with his five friends named Sohail, Danish, Anmol, Sajidand Zahir, took her to Sigra's Continental Cafe. There, they made her consume intoxicating drinks and then took turns to rape her.

The next day, on 1st April 2025,Sajid and his friend took the victim to a hotel, where two to three other people were present. The victim's mother alleged that there a man raped her before throwing her out.

While being on the way from that place, the victim met Imran. He also took her to a hotel and raped her after getting her intoxicated with some drinks.

On 2nd April 2025, a man named Raj Khan took the victim to his house in Hukulganjand tried to rape her after drugging her. When she screamed, the youths took her and left her at Assi Ghat in an intoxicated condition.

The next day, on 3rd April 2025, a man named Danish took her to his friend's room and there Sohail, Shoaib and one other person drugged the victim. They raped her and then left her near Chowkghat.

When the victim finally reached her home on 4th April 2025, she told her family about her ordeal.

 

SIGNIFICANT STEPS TOWARDS THE CASE:

Police have arrested 12 of the 23 accused in the case. These men have been identified as Raj Vishwakarma, Sameer, Ayush, Sohail, Danish, Anmol, Sajid, Zahir, Imran, Jaib, Aman and Raj Khan.

Police had earlier said that a case was registered under sections 70(1) (gang rape), 74 (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 123 (causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence), 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 127(2) (wrongful confinement) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

PM Modi orders 'strictest action possible':

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday was briefed in detail by officials on the alleged gang rape of the 19-year-old in his constituency.

"He instructed them to take the strictest possible action against the culprits and to implement appropriate measures to prevent such incidents in the future.”

 

CONCLUSION:

Our respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday directed Varanasi police to take “swift and stringent” action against the culprits of gangrape of a 19-year-old girl.

Soon after landing in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency, to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of several development projects, the Prime Minister was briefed about the case by the police commissioner, the divisional commissioner and the district magistrate on the airport’s tarmac, according to a statement issued by the Uttar Pradesh government.

“The Prime Minister instructed them to take the strictest possible action against the culprits and to implement appropriate measures to prevent such incidents in the future,” a spokesperson of the UP government said.

Ending rape requires a united, relentless effort across all levels of society. It’s not just about punishing the offenders; it’s about changing the culture that enables violence, teaching respect and consent from a young age, supporting victims without judgment and holding institutions accountable. Everyone has a role to play and silence is no longer an option. Together through education, empowerment, and justice; we can build a world where rape is no longer tolerated or ignored but actively prevented and condemned.

 

 

NAME: ARCHANA GUPTA

1ST YEAR (2ND SEMESTER)

COLLEGE NAME: S.S. KHANNA GIRLS’ DEGREE COLLEGE 

( CONSTITUENT COLLEGE OF UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD )