The dalit girl, who was raped allegedly by BSP MLA Purshottam Naresh Dwiwedi, today threatened to go on "hunger strike" to protest against her literal "house arrest", but later withdrew it.
The girl told reporters this morning that she will observe a hunger strike, but later withdrew it after meeting a women delegation of the Samajwadi Party.
The girl alleged that she is "literally under house arrest" and police did not allow any visitor to meet her without frisking and entering their names in a register.
"Along with justice and security I should be allowed to live with freedom as I am not used to live under guarding," the 17-year-old girl said.
The victim said she wants to go to the city but police has confined her to Shahbazpur village.
Meanwhile, her brother Shantu could not be located for two hours this morning and this also prompted her to observe hunger strike. "My brother left me for two hours this morning after which I announced to observe hunger strike, but he came back later," she said.
A fact finding committee of SP led by MP Sushila Saroj met the girl and inquired about the incident, besides offering a financial assistance of Rs two lakhs to her.
Meanwhile, a man from Kanpur today proposed to marry the rape victim. "Rajesh Shukla, a resident of Kalyanpur in Kanpur and posted as class four employee in panchayati raj department, reached Banda and proposed to marry the girl," sources said.
