NEW DELHI: On Tuesday, the Supreme Court called the gang rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl in UP’s Hathras “shocking” and “horrifying” and said the investigation of the case will be smooth. The court also asked the UP government to submit an affidavit detailing witness protection efforts on the ground in this case. The SC’s assurance came shortly after the state government filed an affidavit in court urging the higher court to monitor a CBI investigation into the case.
The Supreme Court was listening to a PIL seeking an investigation into the role of the police in the case.
Today’s main developments –
CPI, the CPI (M) delegation meets with the family of the victim of Hathras
The Supreme Court was listening to a PIL seeking an investigation into the role of the police in the case.
Today’s main developments –
CPI, the CPI (M) delegation meets with the family of the victim of Hathras
- A joint delegation from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) met with the Dalit woman’s relatives in Hathras and demanded an independent judicial investigation into the matter.
- The delegation consisted of the CPIM Secretary General, Sitaram Yechury, the CPI Secretary General, D Raja, the CPIM Politburo member, Brinda Karat, the CPI National Secretary Amarjeet Kaur, the CPIM State Committee Secretary UP, Hiralal Yadav, and the secretary of state of the CPI UP, Girish Sharma.
- “We have been told about the brutal gangrape … and that his cremation took place in the middle of the night without informing the family. These kinds of things are unheard of in the 21st century and are a flagrant violation of the Constitution of India and the guarantees he gives to our people. We express our solidarity with his family, “said Yechury.
It will ensure the probe is smooth: SC
- A bank headed by CJI SA Bobde called the incident “shocking” and “horrible”.
- The Supreme Court ordered the
Uttar Pradesh Government to inform you before October 8 about the measures taken to protect witnesses in theHathras case . - While listening to the PIL, the higher court said that it would ensure that the investigation into
Rape of Hathras incident case is mild. - The court also asked the UP government to submit an affidavit detailing witness protection efforts on the ground in this case.
- The court asked the state government to submit an affidavit, despite Attorney General Tushar Mehta’s defense that the details are in place.
- Mehta said that there are vicious and motivated false narratives being spread by vested interests about the incident and that is the reason why the UP government decided to recommend the CBI investigation.
- Mehta told the court that there are narratives within the narratives spread by social media and a television journalist was even heard persuading the victim’s family member to seek further compensation.
- The court postponed the hearing for next week.
UP state government files affidavit in SC
- The state government, in its affidavit, explained in detail the investigation it has carried out in the case so far. He claimed that “vested interests” are trying to attribute motive to derail a fair investigation.
- The affidavit comes on a day when the high court is scheduled to hear from a PIL seeking an investigation into the role of police officers and the FIR record against them in relation to the Dalit woman who died a fortnight later. of being allegedly gang-raped in Hathras district. .
- The state government’s affidavit said a “cruel” campaign was unleashed on social media, television and print media to smear the UP government. “As the matter has drawn national attention, it should be investigated by a central agency,” he said.
- The affidavit further indicated that the state government has already urged the Center to investigate the case by CBI. “To end the vicious false and vested interest-motivated propaganda,” the affidavit added.
- He said that the SC should monitor the CBI investigation into the Hatras rape case by keeping the PIL pending before it.
- The PIL filed by former judicial official Chandra Bhan Singh alleged that the “callousness and demeanor” of the state administration and police officers in treating the victim led to his death and sought an investigation by any agency other than affiliated with the government of Uttar Pradesh. .
A 19-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by four upper caste men in Hathras on September 14. She died on September 29 at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi during treatment. The victim was cremated in the dead of night near her home in September. 30. Her family alleged that the local police forced them to hastily perform their last rites. However, local police officers said the cremation was carried out “according to the wishes of the family.”
The state government has already recommended an IWC investigation into the matter and, citing FSL reports, has denied the rape charge.
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