Kerala Congress chief Mullappally Ramachandran on Sunday found himself in the midst of a controversy for his alleged remarks about rape victims.
A Dalit teenager, who was allegedly gangraped, committed suicide on Tuesday in this district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said. Chitrakoot Superintendent of Police (SP) Ankit Mittal said the 15-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging herself in her house in a village in the Manikpur area.
Coming down hard on police and administration officials, the Allahabad High Court has called the late-night cremation of the Hathras woman who died after alleged gang-rape a violation of human rights for which responsibility should be fixed.
Family members of the Hathras woman who died after being allegedly gang-raped appeared before the Allahabad High Court on Monday and their lawyer said they wanted the case shifted out of Uttar Pradesh.
Hathras district magistrate Parveen Kumar Laxar has owned full responsibility for the decision related to holding the cremation of the 19-year-old victim in the night.
Watch India TV program Haqikat Kya hai to know the truth behind the story | October 12, 2020
The Hathras gangrape victim's family is appearing before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court to give their statements on the "forced cremation" of the 19-year-old girl who died in Delhi's Safdarjung Hopsital, two weeks after she was gang-raped and assaulted brutally by four men.
Family members of Hathras alleged gang-rape victim reached Lucknow. They will appear before Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court.
Family members of Hathras alleged gang-rape victim leave for Lucknow. They will appear before Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court later in the day.
The Hathras gangrape victim's family will appear before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court today to give their statements.
The 19-year-old Dalit gangrape victim in Hathras was cremated in dead of night to "avoid large scale violence" in the morning, the Uttar Pradesh government has stated in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court.
Hours after the dust had settled in the fields and political parties had departed, the family of the Hathras victim 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.
Three police personnel deployed in the security of family members of Unnao rape victim, who died after being set ablaze by upper caste men last year, have been suspended after her six-year-old nephew went missing.
The gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras has shook India, putting spotlight once again on the vulnerability of women in India.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra after meeting Hathras gangrape victim's family on Saturday while speaking to India TV said they (family) wants a judicial inquiry into the incident and removal of the District Magistrate (DM). She also said the family wants security.
Hours after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Hathras gangrape and murder case, the victim's brother in a statement said that they did not want a CBI inquiry as an SIT is already investigating the case.
The outrage over Hathras gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old girl turned more intense on Saturday as Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met gangrape victim's family members amid high drama. By the evening, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had also ordered a CBI probe into the case.
Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meeting with Hathras gangrape victim's family underway. The meeting is taking place inside enclosed room.
Amid nationwide protests and political meddling, brother of Hathras gangrape victim claimed on Saturday that the family is not satisfied with the ongoing investigation.
The decision to cremate the 19-year-old gangrape victim in the dead night was taken by local administration i.e., Hathras DM and SP and no order came from Lucknow regarding the last rites, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police HC Awasthi said on Saturday.
Top News
Latest News
