New Delhi: On Saturday, the central government issued a notification for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the investigation into the alleged gang rape and subsequent death of a woman in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh.
The notification has been flagged to an appropriate branch of the lead agency, and investigation teams will be dispatched to the crime scene along with forensic experts immediately after an FIR is searched, PTI officials cited.
A 19-year-old Dalit girl had succumbed to her injuries in Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on September 29 after being assaulted and allegedly gang-raped in Hathras of Uttar Pradesh on September 14. His mortal remains were taken to his birthplace, where the UP police and the administration allegedly forcibly cremated his body without the consent of the family or their presence.
The UP government on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to lead an IWC investigation into the alleged gang rape and death of a Dalit woman in Hathras, saying it will ensure that no vested interest can create a false and false narrative. with “oblique motifs”.
The state government said the central agency’s investigation would avoid obstacles created by certain vested interests in the fair and impartial investigation.
An investigation by CBI will ensure that no vested interest can create a false and false narrative with oblique motives, the UP government said.
The affidavit said that the state government has already asked the central government to take over the investigation through CBI.
In addition to the alleged gang rape case, the state government has also requested that the IWC investigate the FIR in relation to the alleged criminal conspiracy to spread the caste conflict, instigate violence, incidents of vicious propaganda by sectors of the media of communication and political interests.
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