New Delhi, December 9: In wake of increasing crime against women, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the world looks at India and says that it has become the "rape capital." He made this statement while campaigning for the party at an election rally in Jharkhand. The Congress Wayanad MP also lashed out at Prime Minister for not taking action. Rahul Gandhi Says India Has Become 'Rape Capital' of World, Questions PM Narendra Modi's Silence.

"Today the world looks at India and says that It has become the rape capital," Gandhi said. In an apparent reference to Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar rape case, he alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "didn't even utter a word." Rahul Gandhi Again? Congress Leader KC Venugopal Hints Wayanad MP's Return as President.

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Earlier, the Wayanad MP had attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government for rising crimes against women. "You have seen the increase in violence across the country. Lawlessness, atrocities against women. Every day we read about a girl getting raped and molested."

Gandhi's remark comes after a young veterinarian was gang-raped and killed in Hyderabad by four people and the recent Unnao incident, where the rape victim was set ablaze by accused. She later succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Delhi.

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