NEW DELHI: The family of the 19-year-old girl who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in UP’s Hathras appeared in high court on Monday, including as the state’s prime minister, in an exclusive interview for The Times of India, He assured that “no injustice will be done” to anyone.
Meanwhile, Congress criticized that government, calling its handling of the case “insensitive and” unethical. “Party leaders, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, alleged that the state administration is resorting to blaming the victims, instead to take action against the perpetrators.
‘Cremated without our consent’: the family of the victim of Hathras inHC
Relatives of the Hathras woman who died after being allegedly gang-raped argued in Allahabad High Court on Monday that she was cremated in the middle of the night without her consent and her lawyer said they wanted the trial moved out of state.
Everyone has the right to seek justice: UP CM Yogi
The prime minister of Uttar Pradesh, in an exclusive interview with The Times of India on Sunday, defended the handling of the case by his government and also assured that justice will be served in the case.
“Everyone has the right to seek justice and my government will ensure that no injustice is done,” Prime Minister Yogi Adityanath said. “And to ensure justice for all in the Hathras case, we have pursued an investigation supervised by the Supreme Court by the Central Bureau of Investigation,” he added.
The prime minister spoke about his government’s decision to urge the Supreme Court to order a CBI investigation into the case.
“That is why we presented our request to the Supreme Court in an affidavit to request that the CBI investigation or any investigation be carried out under its supervision. We wanted everything to be transparent,” he added, speaking on the subject for the first time to a newspaper. , about this unusual taken by your government.
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The relatives of the victim appear before HC; next hearing on November 2
On Monday morning, the victim’s relatives, including the father, mother and three siblings, were rushed to Allahabad High Court amid tight security from Hathras. The relatives appeared before the Lucknow court of the Allahabad High Court, which set 2 November as the next hearing date.
They were heard by judges Pankaj Mithal and Rajan Roy on Monday.
The court had summoned the additional chief clerk, at home; the Director General of Police; ADG, Law and Order; and the District Magistrate and the Hathras Police Superintendent to provide the status report of the investigation of the case.
UP government is ‘unethical’, not doing its job, say Cong Rahul leaders Priyanka
The Congress party stepped up its attack on the state government, accusing it of being callous towards the case. Escalating his attack, Congressional leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused him of being insensitive and unethical and said authorities are allowing themselves to blame the victims rather than jail the criminals.
A 19-year-old Dalit woman from the Hathras district of UP was allegedly raped and attacked by four men on 14 September. The girl subsequently succumbed to her injuries in a Delhi hospital.
(With inputs from agencies)
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