35-year-old Gopal was a member of a local cattle protection group and he had been involved in several cases where smuggling of stolen cattle was stopped by locals.
On Sunday, the victim of the Unnao rape case was travelling to Rae Bareli with her two aunts, and her lawyer Mahendra Singh when their vehicle was hit by a truck, rendering them critically injured.
The Unnao rape victim had written to CJI Gogoi on July 12 that she is being threatened by Kuldeep Sengar's men to 'settle' the case or face dire consequences.