
File Photo: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav
"We want an apology from him. He is trying to save the accused of his same caste. If he does not apologise, we will file a defamation suit against him," a family member Sohanlal said in Badaun.
"The cousins, of whom Yadav is talking about, are between five and 14 years. One brother is 22-year-old, who was in Delhi at the time of the incident," he said.
Sohanlal's reaction came after Mr Yadav kicked a fresh controversy, saying while one man commits rape, four are named to "settle scores" and that rape by four persons was not "practical".
To stress his point, Mr Yadav cited the alleged rape and murder case of Badaun stating that it was "blown out of proportion".
"The CBI probed the case and found out that rape was not committed at all. They were cold-blooded murders by the victim's cousins for property," he said.