Similar opinions were expressed by TRS supporters as well as they tried to defend the state government while dismissing the charge from opponents that this was a rerun of the Hathras rape and murder case of a Dalit girl.
The four arrested persons have been identified as Radhey Shyam, the 55-year-old priest of the crematorium, and Salim, Laxmi Narayan and Kuldeep, said Ingit Pratap Singh, DCP, South West Delhi.
While Mr. Adityanath was quick to announce that the case would be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation, this has not evoked a positive response from the family of the victim.
The National Crime Records Bureau had reported early this year that crimes against women had gone up in Uttar Pradesh by a whopping 20 per cent between 2016 and 2019. In 2018, as many as 4,322 women ~ of them 1,411 minors ~ were raped in the state.
'Aman Vyas carried out horrific and violent attacks on three women which, tragically, culminated in the murder of Michelle Samaraweera. He then did all he could to evade responsibility for his crimes and fled to India...' Scotland Yard case officer Detective Sergeant Shaleena Sheikh said.
But the most serious and baffling problem is the inordinate judicial delay in the disposal of cases of violence against women, particularly cases of rape. Even the Supreme Court has deplored the delay, as well as the poor rate of conviction in rape cases. In many cases, maximum punishment is not imposed by the judge, after advancing certain extenuating circumspection
