Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Dec. 7 -- : After a report surfaced that 86 rape cases have been reported in Unnao from January to November this year, Uttar Pradesh Justice Minister Brajesh Pathak assured that a strict action will be taken against those found guilty and urged people not to politicise the issue.

While speaking to ANI in Lucknow, Pathak said, "These cases should not be politicised. We will not spare the culprits, however powerful they may be. We will take the strictest action. "

According to reports, 185 cases of sexual harassment of women have also been reported from this district during the same period.

He also expressed grief over the death of the Unnao rape victim and said, "It is saddening that the victim is no more with us ...