Ayodhya rape survivor referred to King George's Medical University for better treatment

The 12-year-old Ayodhya gangrape survivor has been referred to King George's Medical University in Lucknow for better treatment, an official said on Monday. She was referred to King George's Medical University as the women's hospital in Ayodhya does not have the facility to provide adequate treatment to her, the district's Chief Medical Officer Sanjay Jain said. Jain added that a team of doctors was accompanying the girl during her transit to Lucknow.

BJP leaders, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, have alleged that the prime accused Moid Khan was a member of the Samajwadi Party and part of Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad's team.

Police on July 30 arrested Moid Khan, who ran a bakery in the district's Bhadarsa Nagar, and his employee Raju Khan, in connection with the minor's gangrape.


Moid Khan and Raju Khan raped the girl two months ago and also recorded the act. The incident came to light after the girl was found to be pregnant during a medical checkup, they said.

"This is a case of Ayodhya. Moid Khan is from the Samajwadi Party and is a member of the Ayodhya (Faizabad) MP's team. He has been found involved in the rape of a 12-year-old girl. The Samajwadi Party has not taken any action against him," Adityanath said in the assembly on August 1.

The chief minister also met the girl's family last week.

The Ayodhya district administration demolished Khan's "illegal" bakery on August 3.