FATEHPUR, Oct. 17 -- Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met the family of Hariom Valmiki in Fatehpur on Friday, nearly two weeks after the 40-year-old Dalit man was allegedly lynched in Rae Bareli district's Unchahar area.

The meeting lasted close to 30 minutes, with Gandhi holding the hands of the grieving family members and assuring them of full support.

Speaking to the media after the visit, Gandhi said, "A few days ago, a Dalit officer died by suicide. I met his family too. And now I'm here. These people have committed no crime. The crime has been committed against them. But they are the ones being locked up in their homes, intimidated, as if they are the criminals."

"There is a young girl in this ho...