Lakhimpur Kheri (UP): Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Ramdas Athawale on Friday met the family members of the two Dalit minor sisters who were killed after being gang raped. Minister Athawale said that the crime is heinous, and the accused should be hanged. He announced financial assistance of Rs 16.50 lakhs from the ministry to the victim's family.
At the same time, the victim's family has also been assured that the boy in the family will be given a job. Meeting the victim's family in Nighasan, the minister consoled and expressed grief over the incident. The minister consoled the family and said that the government is with them in their grief.
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Union Minister Athawale further said, "This is not a matter of any community but a matter of mentality. Be it any community, it is wrong to do this. They should be punished severely."
The Yogi government has also announced a help of 25 lakhs to the family of the deceased along with one acre of land given on lease. A charge sheet will be filed against the accused in eight days, Athawale said. The minister said that he also spoke to Ajay Mishra, Minister of State for Home, Government of India, and also took information from the SP. The accused will be hanged, he reassured and said that the mentality of society should be changed.
