Prime Witness Of Asaram Bapu Rape Case Shot In Shahjahanpur. 7th Such Attack In This Case.

The recent attack on a witness of the Surat rape case, where Asaram and his son were accused of sexual assault by two sisters from Surat, happened near Sadar Bazaar police station area in Shahjahanpur. 35 year old Kripal Singh was on his way home when two men shot him on Friday.

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The victim was riding a motorcycle when two men on another motorcycle approached from behind and open fired. Police rushed Singh to the nearest district hospital from where he was referred to Bareilly.

According to Station House Officer of Sadar Bazaar police station, J P Tiwari, the attack took place around 8:00 pm when a bullet hit Singh in the spine and got stuck there. Kripal Singh, who works as an LIC agent and had a six year old son, is the only witness who was present in the ashram when the alleged assualt took place.

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The father of the girl who was allegedly raped by Asaram confirmed that Singh told him that he was receiving threats from unidentified people.

Here are some tweets by people who are outraged by this incident.

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This incident proves nothing but the fact that anyone who gathers the courage to speak the truth in our country and stands up against any powerful and corrupt body, embraces danger and puts his/her life at risk.

News Source: The Indian Express

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