India, Oct. 15 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the Narendra Modi government of trying to "silence" the parents of Ankita Bhandari, saying they were taken into custody at 4 am from India Gate, where they were protesting the appointment of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Dushyant Gautam as Sikkim governor.

"This is the hallmark of this government: silence the voices of the victims, remove those who ask questions," Gandhi said in a post on X. "But the fight for justice will neither be silenced nor stopped."

The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said the couple were sitting quietly to demand that Gautam should not be made governor until the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) completes its probe into the murder of th...