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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.
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.
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.
1.
I may lose a few followers , but hey, the way Asaram bapu and Vyapam witnesses are losing their lives, is an outrage !!!#Shahjahanpur
— बिंदास छोरी !! (@bindaaasgirl) July 11, 2015
2.
Key Asaram case witness shot in Shahjahanpur. This is like the Vyapam scam, customized for rapists
— RushdieExplainsIndia (@RushdieExplains) July 10, 2015
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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