The police have come under severe criticism for forcibly cremating the woman’s body. (Proceedings)
New Delhi:
The IWC will investigate the alleged gang rape and murder of a 20-year-old Dalit woman in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh by a group of “upper caste” men, assuming the case has sparked a national outcry.
Under strong criticism for the incident and detained by the Allahabad High Court, the Yogi Adityanath government recommended an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last week, despite the BJP dismissing the protests as “gimmicks. politicians”.
Much of the criticism is directed at the UP government’s handling of the case, including its treatment of the young woman’s traumatized family, whom they allegedly locked in their home to hastily incinerate their daughter at night.
The 20-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by four men from her village on September 14. He died two weeks after the horrible injuries from the attack; she had multiple fractures, spinal injuries, a broken neck and a cut on her tongue.
While the family says the woman died as a result of a brutal sexual assault, state police have claimed the woman died from a neck injury, saying no sperm were found in her forensic samples.
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