Uttar Pradesh police personnel try to arrest Bhim Army Chairman Chandrashekhar Azad and party workers as they went to meet with the relatives of the Hathras victim. (PTI)
The Dalit woman had been assaulted, allegedly by four upper caste men, on September 14, and was able to provide the details of the alleged sexual assault after she regained consciousness at the Muslim University hospital in Aligarh on September 22. After her statement was recorded before the magistrate, the police had added relevant rape sections to the FIR.
Following his statement, samples were sent to the Forensic Sciences Laboratory, which received them between September 25 and 11 days after the attack. It was based on this FSL report that the UP Police claimed that the woman was not raped. At a press conference on Thursday, Prashant Kumar, ADG (Law & Order), had said: “According to the FSL (forensic science laboratory) report, no semen or sperm secretion was found in the viscera sample. The post-mortem report indicates that the cause of death was due to the trauma caused by the assault. Despite the statements of the officials, misinformation was spread in the media ”.
On October 3, the Department of Forensic Medicine at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College wrote to the circle officer of the Sadabad Police Station in Hathras with the subject “Final opinion in response to your letter.” Signed by adjunct professor Dr. Faiz Ahmad and president Dr. Saeed, it issued a “final opinion” with reference to the circle officer’s letter “and the FSL report,” stating that “there are no signs suggesting sexual intercourse. vaginal / anal “and” there are no evidences of physical aggression (injuries to the neck and back) ”.
Dr. Hamza Malik, president of the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of Medical Resident Association, called the FSL report “unreliable.”
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