The family members of the 19-year-old Dalit woman who died after being allegedly raped by four upper caste men in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras appeared before the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court.
They were heard by the Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Rajan Roy today. The court fixed November 2 as the next date of hearing.
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The UP Additional Chief Secretary, DGP and the ADG (Law and Order) also deposed in the court, along with the Hathras DM and SP. The DM told the court that the decision to cremate the body in the night was taken due to the law and order considerations and there was no pressure from the state authorities.
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The woman’s father, mother and three brothers were brought to the court amid tight security from Hathras. The court had summoned the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), DGP, ADG (Law and Order), District Magistrate and the SP to furnish the status report of the probe.
-PTC News