India, Dec. 22 -- MEERUT The conviction of five accused in the Bulandshahr national highway gangrape case not only delivered long-awaited justice to the victims, but also brought to fore glaring lapses in Bulandshahr police's initial probe, wherein instead of pursuing the real perpetrators, the local police hurriedly sent innocent men to jail to showcase prompt action, revealed two CBI charge sheets and findings of the Haryana Police.

The crime took place on July 28 night, 2016, when a family travelling on National Highway-91 was abducted, robbed and the mother-daughter duo gang-raped. Public outrage erupted soon after the incident, forcing administrative action. As many as 17 police personnel, including the then SSP, were suspended.

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