BJP leader announces Rs 5 lakh reward for ‘beheading' Mandsaur gangrape accused

The victim, whose father is a flower vendor in Mandsaur, was raped on June 26 after having been abducted from outside her school by two men.

A BJP leader has said that he would give Rs five lakh to anyone who 'beheads' the accused in Mandsaur gang-rape incident. Earlier, the father of an eight-year-old girl, who was allegedly gang-raped in Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday demanded capital punishment for the accused.

"We demand capital punishment for the accused. If Court or administration is not capable of doing it, I have said I will give Rs. 5 Lakh to the person who beheads the accused and gets his head," ANI quoted BJP's Sanjeev Mishra as saying.

The victim, whose father is a flower vendor in Mandsaur, was raped on June 26 after having been abducted from outside her school by two men. She had suffered grievous injuries to her neck, face, head and private parts and was admitted to the Maharaja Yeshwantrao (MY) hospital here on June 27.

The girl's father told reporters at the hospital that his family wants death sentence for the accused.

"Our family doesn't want compensation from the government. We want the legal process in this case to be completed at the earliest and convicts be awarded death sentence as soon as possible," the distraught man said.

Asked about the state government's decision to extend a financial assistance worth Rs 10 lakh to his family, he said, "Money is not an issue. We only want justice."

He also said he was satisfied with the treatment being provided to his daughter by doctors at MY Hospital.

Meanwhile, Mandsaur District Collector O P Shrivastava told PTI that Rs five lakh from the chief minister's discretionary fund was transferred to the bank account of the victim's father on Saturday to provide immediate financial assistance to the family. Another instalment of Rs five lakh will be deposited tomorrow, he said.

After discharge from the hospital, the girl would be provided counselling by a senior psychiatrist so that she can recover from the trauma and lead a normal life.

Earlier, the two accused -- Irfan alias Bhaiyu (20) and Asif (24) -- were arrested in connection with the case and booked under relevant sections of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

OneIndia News with PTI inputs