A day after outrage over the death and forced cremation of a Dalit gang rape victim from Hathras, the Uttar Pradesh government is facing backlash after another Dalit woman died after a gang rape in the Balrampur district of the state. Samajwadi Party Supreme and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav …
Read More »Hathras Gang Rape: NHRC Issues Notice to UP Government and State Police Chief
The NHRC has sent notices to the Uttar Pradesh government and the state police chief regarding the gang rape of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras district, authorities said Wednesday. The woman, who was fighting for her life after the assault, died at Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday. The National Human …
Read More »Minor raped in Uttar Pradesh village of Azamgarh, defendant arrested – lucknow
An eight-year-old girl in the Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh was allegedly raped by her 20-year-old neighbor in a village in the area of the Jiyanpur police station on Wednesday, police said, adding that the defendant has been arrested. The accused was well known to the family of the survivor …
Read More »Dalit woman gang-raped dies in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh; two arrested – news from india
A 22-year-old Dalit woman died after two young men allegedly gang-raped her in a Balrampur village in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, police said. The victim was cremated Wednesday night after the autopsy by a panel of four doctors. The incident occurred on Tuesday when the girl had gone to enter …
Read More »Hathras police officers secretly incinerate rape victim – lucknow
Uttar Pradesh police forced the cremation of a 19-year-old Dalit woman from Hathras who died after being brutally raped by four men, the victim’s family said on Wednesday, drawing the ire of locals and political rivals they accused. Yogi Adityanath’s government to try to suppress the collection of additional forensic …
Read More »Hathras gangrape: BJP deputy Hans Raj Hans wants strict action against officials responsible for hasty cremation
Delhi BJP MP Hans Raj Hans demanded on Wednesday that the Uttar Pradesh government, led by his party leader Yogi Adityanath, take “strict action” against officials responsible for the hasty cremation of the victim of the gangrape of Hathras. In a letter to UP Chief Minister Adityanath, Hans also requested …
Read More »Hathras Gangrape, symbolic cremation of caste violence, anarchy in UP: left-wing parties
Police officers cremated the victim’s body at around 3 a.m. while his family members were at home. The Politburo of the CPI (M) alleged that under the BJP rule, patronage of reactionary and caste forces was leading to a large increase in crimes against Dalits and women. PTI Last update: …
Read More »Hathras gangrape: Yogi Adityanath forms SIT, fast track court to hear the case
By: Express News Service | Lucknow | Updated: September 30, 2020 4:00:28 pm UP Prime Minister Yogi Adityanath set up a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday to investigate the Hathras gangrape. (Proceedings) One day after the 19-year-old Dalit woman, who was allegedly raped and murdered by four upper …
Read More »Hathras gang rape: UP CM Yogi Adityanath forms 3-member SIT to investigate case
Uttar Pradesh Prime Minister Yogi Adityanath formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday to investigate the Hathras gang rape incident. The announcement was made by the Prime Minister’s Office (CMO) on Twitter. “CM Yogi Adityanath has ordered the formation of a three-member SIT to investigate the Hathras incident. It …
Read More »LIVE updates on Hathras gang rape case: Protesters block roads and main market; CM Yogi Forms SIT When Prime Minister Modi Brands It Amid National Outrage
The woman’s body was cremated here in the early hours of Wednesday, and her family alleged that local police forced them to perform the last rites in the dead of night. The family left Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi on Tuesday night amid heavy police deployment. The body was seized by …
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