22:08 October 05
Lawyer for Nirbhaya's convicts will fight for Hathras accused too
The lawyer AP Singh, who fought the case of all convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya case, will fight for the accused in the alleged Uttar Pradesh's Hathras gangrape case.
The Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha, an upper-caste body, has appointed Singh to defend the accused. Earlier, in the day, the victim's family has allowed Seema Kushwaha to represent the family in the court.
21:48 October 05
Retired judge moves SC seeking investigation into role of police officials in Hathras incident
A retired judge Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking an investigation into the role of police officials and registration of FIRs against them in connection with the Dalit woman who died a fortnight after being allegedly gang-raped in Hathras district.
The PIL filed by ex-judicial officer Chandra Bhan Singh alleged that 'callousness and highhandedness' of the state administration and police officials in giving treatment to the victim led to her death and sought a probe by any agency other than affiliated to Uttar Pradesh government.
19:26 October 05
Political parties communalises Hathras incident, says UP ADG
Uttar Pradesh Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar on Monday said that some political parties have been politicising the Hathras incident in order to incite communal tension in the state adding 13 FIRs lodged in the case.
The statement comes after UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath government has registered an 'open' FIR under 20 different sections at the Chandapa police station in Hathras against unnamed persons for 'conspiring to create caste tensions and destabilise the Yogi Adityanath government".
He said various sections in the FIR include Sections 120 B, 153 A, 153 B,195 , 195A, 465,468, 469, 501, 505 (b, c, 2) and Section 67 of Information and Technology Act.
18:10 October 05
BJP campaigning against Hathras victim: Priyanka Gandhi
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Monday accused the BJP of campaigning against the Hathras victim who had died on September 29 after allegedly being raped in Uttar Pradesh. Gandhi asked the government whether it will order a judiciary enquiry in the case and when it will take action against the District Magistrate.
17:19 October 05
Security of Hathras victim's family tightened: UP govt
The security of the family of the Dalit woman who died a fortnight after being allegedly gangraped in Hathras district has been tightened and her brother has been provided with two gunners, a senior Uttar Pradesh government official said Monday.
"Security has been tightened around the victim's house in Hathras and her family members have also been provided security," Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Kumar Awasthi told a news agency.
In the village, 12-15 PAC personnel have been deployed for "24-hour security" of the family, Hathras police said, adding that two security men have been deployed for the brother.
Elaborate security has been ensured to prevent any tension in the area, they said. Besides constables, three SHOs, a deputy SP-rank officer have been deployed, they added.
17:17 October 05
CPI(M), CPI delegation to meet family of Hathras gangrape victim on Oct 6
A joint delegation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) will visit Hathras in Uttar Pradesh on October 6 to meet the family members of the Dalit woman who died after being allegedly gang-raped, party leaders said on Monday.
The delegation will comprise of Sitaram Yechury, General Secretary, CPI(M) D Raja, General Secretary CPI, Brinda Karat, Member, Politburo CPI(M) Amarjeet Kaur, National Secretary, CPI, Hiralal Yadav, Secretary, UP State Committee, CPI(M) and Girish Sharma, UP State Secretary, CPI.
17:13 October 05
NCW seeks explanation from UP police over 'manhandling' of Priyanka Gandhi
The NCW has sought an explanation from the UP police over the alleged manhandling of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra while she was on her way to Hathras to meet the family of a woman who died after she was allegedly gang-raped.
In a tweet, the National Commission for Women said this insensitive behaviour is totally unacceptable.
The incident had occurred at the Delhi-UP border when Priyanka along with other Congress leaders, including her brother Rahul Gandhi, was on her way to Hathras on Saturday afternoon to meet the family of the woman who died after she was allegedly gang-raped.
There were scuffles involving Congress workers and the Gautam Buddh Nagar police during which she was allegedly manhandled.
In the melee, a helmet-wearing policeman had held the 48-year-old Congress general secretary by her kurta at the DND toll plaza while a crowd surrounded them.
16:58 October 05
UP Police stop Cong convoy at Delhi-Ghaziabad expressway
Congress leader Udit Raj was stopped at Delhi-Ghaziabad expressway during his visit to Uttar Pradesh's Hathras on Monday.
The leader who was on the way to meet the family members of Hathras victim, was barred by the Ghaziabad police which hampers the traffic movement in the area.
"I talked to Hathras DM before the commencement of my journey. When I reached the Delhi- Ghaziabad expressway, I was stopped by the UP Police. I can't understand the mystery of stopping my convoy when I had already an interaction with the concerned DM in advance", said the Congress leader who started demanding the resignation of UP CM Yogi Aditynath at the middle of the road.
However, the leader was allowed to move with 7 vehicles hours after his protest.
15:46 October 05
Unidentified man throws ink at AAP's Sanjay Singh
An unidentified man attempted to throw ink on Aam Admi Party leader Sanjay Singh during his visit to Uttar Pradesh's Hathras on Monday.
Singh was in Hathras to meet the family members of the victim who was allegedly raped and then scummed to her injuries on September 29 in Delhi.
The unidentified man throw the ink when he was speaking to media over the brutal incident.
Meanwhile, the man was arrested and a probe is underway.
15:20 October 05
Yogi govt lodges 'open' FIR in Hathras riot conspiracy case
The Yogi Adityanath government has registered an 'open' FIR under 20 different sections at the Chandapa police station in Hathras against unnamed persons for 'conspiring to create caste tensions and destabilise the Yogi Adityanath government".
Police officials refused to divulge any further details about the FIR and said that investigations were underway and names would be added on as probe progressed.
The various sections in the FIR include Sections 120 B, 153 A, 153 B, 195 , 195A, 465,468, 469, 501, 505 (b, c, 2) and Section 67 of Information and Technology Act.
Sources meanwhile said that those under the scanner include politicians, local people and even journalists whose telephonic conversations with the victim's family indicates that they were provoking them to give statements against the government.
15:15 October 05
Adhir questions PM Modi's 'silence' over Hathras rape case
Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday questioned the 'silence' of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Hathras incident, and said he should coin a new slogan 'shut up India, hush up India' instead of 'Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Viswas' as "his hypocrisy has been exposed".
Chowdhury, the Leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha, wondered why the Prime Minister is silent on the killing of a young woman in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh when he is 'vocal on every issue from local to global'.
15:12 October 05
Hathras case: Cong leaders stage silent protest demanding justice
Delhi Congress leaders and workers led by party president Anil Chaudhary staged a silent protest at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat here on Monday seeking justice for the Hathras woman who died after she was allegedly gang-raped.
Chaudhary said they also prayed that good sense prevails on UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the state police.
"The way the UP government and its police has treated the victim and her family and tried to stop our leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra and misbehaved with them, we prayed for 'sadbuddhi' (good sense) to them also," he said.
09:57 October 05
'How do we know it was her body?' Victim's family refuse to immerse ashes
The family of the Hathras victim have reportedly decided that they will not immerse the ashes of their daughter unless it is confirmed that it was she, who had been cremated in the dead of the night by the police.
"Humko kya pata ki wohi hamari behen thi. (How do we know whether she was indeed our sister?) We did not even see her face. I collected the ashes on grounds of humanity because it must have been someone's body if not my sister's and I did not want the ashes to be trampled upon," said the victim's brother.
The brother further said that they will not submit to a narco-polygraph test as they are not the ones who are lying.
"They should conduct these truth tests on the accused and the policemen who are trying to twist the narrative," he said.
It has been six days since the girl, who died after being allegedly assaulted by four men in her village, was cremated by the police without the presence of the family, according to the victim's kin.
The family is upset at the fact that no action has yet been taken against District Magistrate Praveen Laxar, who allegedly misbehaved with the family and even threatened them.
"We have complained against the district magistrate to everyone who has visited us but no action has been taken against him," he said.
(IANS)
09:26 October 05
UP govt has taken all possible action: Minister
Uttar Pradesh Minister Anand Swaroop Shukla said that all possible action has been taken by the state government to ensure timely and fair judicial action in the Hathras case.
"The government has ordered a CBI inquiry. The truth will come out. The Chief Minister has provided the family with Rs 25 lakh compensation, one job, and one house in the city. The investigation by the SIT and proceedings of the case in a fast track court has also been ordered. Nothing more or better can be done by government," he said.
Shukla added that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is serious about the rights and security of women and his prompt actions in the case are proof of that.
07:34 October 05
Hathras LIVE
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh): The three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe into the Hathras rape-murder case, on Sunday reached the hospital in Aligarh where the victim was treated.
The SIT on Sunday evening arrived at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, and spoke to doctors who treated the victim.
Doctors from the gynaecology, ophthalmology, forensic medicine, and neurosurgery departments were questioned by the SIT.
The victim was brought to the hospital in Aligarh on September 14, and doctors from the neurosurgery declared her condition serious on September 22.
The 19-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by four men in Hathras on September 14. She died on September 29 at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital where she had been brought for treatment.
The chief minister on September 30 constituted a three-member SIT to probe the case and asked that the trial be conducted in a fast track court. The SIT had been asked to submit its report in seven days.