Lucknow, Oct 11 (TIWN) Some call it a coincidence, others call it destiny but both of them say that it is a job for them.

“Apart from working as a lawyer, I have also been doing social service, especially for women. I learnt about this incident on September 26 and was in touch with the family after that. I had reached out to the victim on September 29, but unfortunately, she passed away before I could meet her. I have been to Hathras to meet the family and I am touch with them,” Kushwaha told IANS on Sunday.

Asked about the coincidence that she will be contesting against the same lawyer who had fought for Nirbhaya’s tormenters, Seema said, “The coincidence is that while I take up cases for victims, mostly women, he takes up cudgels for men. It is more of a gender issue.”

A.P. Singh, who has been approached by the Akhil Bhartiya Kshatriya Mahasabha to contest the case on behalf of the four accused, all of whom are Thakurs, told reporters that his job was to fight for his clients and ensure that innocent people do not go punished.

A.P. Singh, incidentally, has defended the likes of Nirbhaya’s accused and Baba Ram Rahim and will now be defending — the alleged accused in the Hathras case.