The Hathras administration has imposed prohibition orders in this district of Uttar Pradesh to maintain law and order. The administration has also ordered to seal the borders of Hathras district.
Live updates on the Hathras rape case
Here are the latest developments:
- Protest marches were held in many places in Haryana against gangrape in Hathras of Uttar Pradesh, and some protesters demanded capital punishment for the culprits. The protests were organized by various Dalit social groups and organizations on Thursday in various locations, including Kaithal, Yamunanagar, Fatehabad and Rohtak. In Bahadurgarh, protesters burned an effigy of the Uttar Pradesh government and launched slogans against the BJP-led regime for its alleged failure to manage law and order.
- Raising questions about the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, the head of the BSP, Mayawati, demanded that the prime minister of the state be replaced or the rule of the president be imposed. Referring to the death of two women in Hathras and the Balrampur state regions, said the incidents are reminiscent of the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder in Delhi.
- When attacking the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that when Goddess Sita had to go through ‘Agni Pariksha’, the Dalit woman was put on a funeral pyre in the darkness of the night. “Once Goddess Sita had to go through ‘Agni Pariksha’ (ordeal by fire). Now in UP, the woman was raped and then her body was put on a funeral pyre,” Banerjee said.
- The forensic report of the Hathras The victim proves that the woman was not raped, said Uttar Pradesh Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar. “The forensic science lab report clearly states that no sperm was found in the samples collected from the woman … The report has made it clear that the woman was not raped,” Kumar told a news conference.
- Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were stopped by the Uttar Pradesh police while on their way to Hathras. Earlier, Rahul was pushed into the melee and fell to the ground when police stopped him marching down the highway.
- Congressional leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra started a march on foot to Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, after authorities stopped her vehicle along the Yamuna Highway on Thursday. UP CM must take responsibility for the safety of women and ensure that the atrocities committed against them are stopped, said Priyanka Gandhi. “Around the same time last year, we were fighting for Unnao’s daughter, the situation at UP hasn’t changed in a year,” Priyanka said.
- Just now the police pushed me, attacked me with lathi and threw me to the ground. I want to ask, can only Modi Ji walk in this country? Can’t a normal person walk? Our vehicle stopped so we started walking, Rahul Gandhi said.
- The borders of Hathras have been sealed and Section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed in the district. No more than five people are allowed to gather in Hathras, not even the media.
- The medical report from the Aligarh Muslim University School of Medicine mentions that there were injuries, but does not confirm the forced sex. They are waiting for a forensic report. As of now, doctors say they are not confirming the rape, Police Superintendent (SP) Vikrant Vir said on Thursday.
- The SP added that the Special Investigation Team (SIT), consisting of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, visited the village and met with the victim’s family on Wednesday. “The three-member team inspected the crime scene. The investigation is ongoing,” said Hathras SP.
- The Uttar Pradesh government had announced on Wednesday that the relatives will receive 25 lakh rupees as ex gratia, a house and a government job for one of the family members. The government has said the matter will be heard in a fast-track court. CM Adityanath also spoke to the victim’s family via video conference.
- The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has learned suo motu of the
Hathras gangrape case and has sent notices to the Chief Secretary of the State Government and the Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh. The commission said responses from state authorities are expected within four weeks.
- The CNDH observed: “It is evident that the police were unable to take the appropriate measures to locate and save the victim … Not only that, but there are also complaints made by the family that” the police took the victim by force. body of “Many such incidents have occurred in the state of Uttar Pradesh, where members of the Listed Community have been subjected to discrimination and harassment by persons belonging to the upper castes,” the NHRC said.
- A petition was filed in the Supreme Court seeking instructions to hand over to the CBI or a Special Investigation Team the case of the brutal gang rape and death of the woman. The guilty plea filed by a social activist Satyama Dubey sought the transfer of the investigation to the IWC or SIT under the mandate of the sitting judge or removed from the higher court or higher court.
- I have no words to condemn the barbaric and shameful incident, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday, referring to the Hathras gangrape. “More shameful is the energetic cremation without the presence or consent of the family, exposing those who use slogans and high promises to vote,” he added.
- On Wednesday, Congress protested across the state and Rahul Gandhi called the “forcible cremation” of the Hathras gang rape victim by the police a “disgraceful” move by the Uttar Pradesh government. “It is a shameful decision of the state government to oppress Dalits and show them their place in society,” he tweeted in Hindi, tagging a news report on the 19-year-old woman’s cremation.
- The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has written to the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and other Supreme Court justices urging them to become aware of the gang rape and murder of a Dalit girl in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh. The head of DCW, Swati Maliwal, has asked the court to request an investigation of the case supervised by the High Court to ensure the possible “stricter and faster” punishment of the accused.
- Congress President Sonia Gandhi attacked Yogi Adityanath’s government on Wednesday for the death of the gangrape victim of Hathras, saying he “did not die but was killed by a ruthless government” and “his body was turned over to flames. by force “.
Hathras gangrape case
A 19-year-old Dalit woman was raped in Hathras by four men on 14 September. The young woman had gone to the fields with her mother and disappeared shortly after. Later she was found, beaten and tortured, her tongue was cut off by biting it when the accused tried to strangle her. She was first admitted to Aligarh Muslim University Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital and Medical College and then transferred to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi on Monday, where she died on Tuesday. On Wednesday, her body was cremated in the early morning in her hometown amid tight security. The victim’s family alleged that the police and officials rushed to the cremation and did not allow them to wait for all of their relatives to arrive, causing further outrage at the administration’s conduct.
The defendants, who had allegedly attempted to strangle her to death while resisting her attempted rape, have been detained.
Balrampur rape case
A 22-year-old Dalit woman died after being allegedly sexually assaulted by two young men in the area of the Gaisri police station in Balrampur. Both defendants, Shahid and Sahil, have been arrested. The woman’s relatives informed the Gaisri police station that she worked for a private company and she did not return until late at night on Tuesday. Later, early Wednesday morning, the girl arrived in a dilapidated rickshaw with a drip of glucose adhering to her arms. She was soon rushed to a hospital, but she died on the way.
Family members alleged sexual assault by two men who have been arrested. Balrampur police said the allegations will be examined by a medical expert.
(With inputs from agencies)
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