Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the Uttar Pradesh Government of preventing the family of Hariom Valmiki, a Dalit man who was allegedly beaten to death in Raebareli, from meeting him during his visit to Fatehpur. The family later denied the allegation, saying the state government had been supportive and had not restricted their movement.

Rahul Gandhi, who met members of the victim’s family earlier in the day, alleged state government officials were intimidating them and shielding the accused. “In Uttar Pradesh, the administration is busy intimidating the victim’s family. They even tried to stop the family from meeting me. This is the failure of the system, which every time becomes a shield for the culprits and puts the victim in the dock,” he said in a post on X.

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