AGRA: The main defendant in the alleged gang rape and murder of the 19-year-old Dalit girl from Hathras has affirmed his innocence in a letter to Hathras SP Vineet Jaiswal, saying that his family does not approve of his “friendship” and that it was they who they beat her to …
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Written by Jignasa Sinha | New Delhi | Updated: October 8, 2020 10:42:27 pm Security in the village of Hathras. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna) The four men charged in the Hathras rape and murder case have written to the Hathras Police Superintendent, claiming that they are “innocent” and that the …
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Social activist Teesta Setalvad has accused the Uttar Pradesh police of “complicity” in protecting men accused of being gang members and fatally assaulting a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras, following recent attempts by high-ranking officials of the police downplaying the crime. In one request, Setalvad demanded a court-supervised investigation by …
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Hathras case: The woman’s family has denied the accusations. (Proceedings) Hathras: The main defendant in the alleged gang rape and torture of a young Dalit in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, has written to the Uttar Pradesh police, stating that he and the three other defendants are being framed in the case …
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Written by Amil Bhatnagar | New Delhi | Updated: October 8, 2020 7:21:10 am Siddique Kappan (wearing cap), secretary of the Kerala Workers’ Union of Journalists, and three other people who were detained with him were brought before a court in Mathura on Wednesday. (PTI) A 41 YEAR OLD journalist …
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LUCK: The Directorate of Enforcement said on Wednesday that it had found evidence that at least 100 million rupees in Hawala money had been sent to Uttar Pradesh to trigger a caste and communal conflict in the name of seeking justice for the girl Hathras. Of this, 50 million rupees …
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New Delhi: Malayalam journalist Siddique Kappan and three other people who were arrested by UP police in Mathura on Monday while on their way to Hathras have been arrested under the provisions of the Illicit Activity (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and sedition . On Tuesday, a local Mathura court referred them …
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HATHRAS: The 19-year-old Dalit girl’s family in Hathras denied being in contact with the man accused of raping and murdering her, and questioned the veracity of alleged call detail records (CDRs) showing 100 calls between them in five months . “It’s a conspiracy against us,” the victim’s older brother, to …
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PRAYAGRAJ: Members of the family of the Hathras rape victim has filed a petition with the Allahabad High Court claiming that the district administration has illegally confined them to their home. The court has been asked to order the district administration that “family members be released from illegal confinement and …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 7, 2020 9:33:23 pm The Prime Minister of the UP, Yogi Adityanath. (Proceedings) Referring to the Hathras incident, on Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath strongly criticized those who make politics about the “corpses of the poor” and said …
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