Unnao rape case: Cops exhume Yunus’s body amidst protests

  • | Sunday | 26th August, 2018

"The agency has been informed that Yunus' body will be exhumed and post-mortem conducted to rule out any foul play in his death. KANPUR: The police on Saturday exhumed the body of Yunus, the key witness to the brutal thrashing of Unnao rape survivor's father leading to his death on April 9, in Makhi village of Unnao. The family of the rape survivor had raised doubts over the sudden death of Yunus claiming that he was absolutely fine till August 17. Yunus, the CBI witness in the death of the rape survivor's father, had died on August 18 and was buried by his family the same day. "We are in touch with the doctors to see if the post-mortem can be done tonight (Saturday night) itself," he said.

KANPUR: The police on Saturday exhumed the body of Yunus, the key witness to the brutal thrashing of Unnao rape survivor's father leading to his death on April 9, in Makhi village of Unnao. However, delay was caused in the exhumation process owing to stiff resistance put up by Yunus ' family members.DGP O P Singh told TOI that the body of Yunus has been exhumed and will now be sent for post-mortem examination. "We are in touch with the doctors to see if the post-mortem can be done tonight (Saturday night) itself," he said. Yunus, the CBI witness in the death of the rape survivor's father, had died on August 18 and was buried by his family the same day. The family of the rape survivor had raised doubts over the sudden death of Yunus claiming that he was absolutely fine till August 17. Alleging that Yunus was poisoned to death by the men of BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar , who is the prime accused in the rape case, they had demanded exhumation of his body and post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of his death.Contrary to their allegation, Yunus' family members had claimed that he died of liver cirrhosis.On Saturday, as the police reached the burial ground with JCB machines and an ambulance, a large number of people, including family members of Yunus, gathered there and resisted the exhumation.A senior district official said efforts were made to pacify Yunus' family members.Earlier, the UP police had apprised the CBI, which is investigating the rape case, about the matter. "The agency has been informed that Yunus' body will be exhumed and post-mortem conducted to rule out any foul play in his death. He was one of the witnesses to the brutal thrashing of the father of the rape survivor on April 3 following which he had died on April 9," said a district official.ADG, Lucknow zone, Rajeev Krishna had said on Friday that the decision of exhumation and post-mortem had been taken to clear all doubts.

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