Overview

• The woman had accused Haryanvi folk singer Uttar Kumar of rape and filed a complaint at Ghaziabad’s Shalimar Garden police station on June 24.
• An FIR was registered nearly 25 days later after High Court directions, according to reports cited by officials and local media.
• She alleged she repeatedly shared the accused’s whereabouts with police but saw no action and had warned on social media of an extreme protest.
• Security personnel outside the chief minister’s Lucknow residence stopped the attempt on Friday, seized the inflammable liquid, and handed her to local police.
• Officials said she is safe, accompanied by family, being counselled, and giving a statement, while Ghaziabad police were notified and no fresh action against the accused was announced.