No reports of rape till now, says Aligarh IG on Hathras brutality

20:08 September 29

UP govt should ensure justice is done immediately in Hathras gang-rape case: Sachin Pilot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said the Uttar Pradesh government should fulfil its duty by ensuring that justice is done immediately in the Hathras gang-rape case.

There is no place in society for heinous crimes like rape and criminals, he said. A 19-year-old Dalit woman was brutally raped by four men in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras on September 14. The woman, who suffered spinal injuries, paralysis and cuts in her tongue, died at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday.

"Words aren't enough to condemn the heinous crime that happened with a daughter in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras. Heinous crimes like rape and criminals have no place in society," Pilot said in a tweet in Hindi.

"That daughter died today. Actually, this is hope dying. The UP government should fulfil its duty by ensuring justice is done immediately in this case," he said.

19:43 September 29

No reports of rape till now: Aligarh IG on Hathras brutallity

While speaking to ETV Bharat over the Hathras gang-rape incident, Aligarh IG Piyush Mordia said, "A sample was taken on September 26 to clarify whether the girl was raped or not. The report for the same would come by tomorrow."

Also, the officer maintained that the post-mortem of the victim was done amid protest at the hospital premises and the detailed report would be submitted by tomorrow.   

19:09 September 29

DCW chief demands fast prosecution in Hathras rape case

The chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Swati Maliwal, on Tuesday demanded a speedy investigation into the Hathras gang-rape case. Taking to Twitter, she wrote, "One more teenager has scummed to her fate due to negligence of the government over making austere legislation related to the rape cases. 

17:59 September 29

Delhi Mahila Congress workers stage protest, detained

Members of the Delhi Mahila Congress staged a protest at Vijay Chowk here on Tuesday demanding justice for the Hathras gang-rape victim, who died at a hospital this morning, following which they were detained by police.
Congress Rajya Sabha member P L Punia and former MP Udit Raj also joined the protest which was led by Delhi Mahila Congress president Amrita Dhawan.

The protesters were taken to Mandir Marg police station, a senior police officer said.

The Delhi Mahila Congress members demanded that the culprits in the Hathras gang rape case be hanged.

Dhawan said the Mahila Congress members were trying to march towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan to demand justice for the victim when the police detained them.

17:27 September 29

Hathras gang-rape protest live

New Delhi:  A 19-year-old woman, who was brutally gang-raped in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district two weeks ago, died of her grievous injuries at a Delhi hospital on Tuesday morning, prompting outrage and angry protests.

As news of her death spread, protests broke out at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital as well as in Vijay Chowk and in Hathras and civil society activists and politicians demanded justice for her.   

Leading the protests outside Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad said he appealed to all members of the Dalit community to take to the streets and demand death penalty for the guilty. 

The government should not test our patience. We won't rest until the culprits are hanged," he said as restless crowds milled around the complex.

At the protest, the Bhim Army chief said, "I appeal to all members of the Dalit community to take to the streets and demand death penalty for the guilty. The government should not test our patience. We won't rest until the culprits are hanged."

Azad had earlier demanded that the Uttar Pradesh government shift the woman to AIIMS for better treatment.

"The state government is equally responsible for the death of our sister," he alleged.

The woman was gang-raped a fortnight ago. The accused had tried to strangle her to death as she resisted their rape attempt and in the process, she had also ended up biting her tongue and suffering a severe cut on it. The four accused have been arrested.

The Hathras SP said police initially they came to know that Sandip, 20, had tried to kill the 19-year-old and he was arrested the same day.

Later in her statement to the magistrate, the woman had said that besides Sandip, Ramu, Lavkush and Ravi had raped her and when she resisted their attempts, they tried to strangulate her, leading to severe injuries.