New Delhi: A Supreme Court bench has began the hearing in a case related to a July 12 letter written by the family of the Unnao rape survivor on apprehending threat to her life.
On August 1, the apex court transfered all the cases related to the Unnao incident to be shifted out of the state.
It also gave CRPF protection to the survivor and her family, after reports of alleged involvement of her security personnels emerged in the aftermath of Unnao accident.
Earlier, it had sought a report from its secretary general as to why it had not been brought to his notice.
"Unfortunately, the letter is yet to see the light of the day and yet the newspapers flashed it as if I have read the letter," Justice Gogoi said.
The bench, also comprising justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, lamented that newspapers gave the impression that no action was taken by the CJI.
The observations came when senior advocate V Giri, who is assisting the court in the suo motu case on the alarming rise in child rapes, sought urgent hearing of the Unnao rape case.
The 19-year-old woman, who was allegedly raped two years ago by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar at his residence in Unnao, was critically injured in a car crash on July 28.
Two of her family members were killed in the accident and her lawyer was seriously injured. The woman's family has filed a complaint alleging "conspiracy" behind the car crash.
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party( BJP) has expelled the accused Unnao MLA Kuldeep Sengar.