Bhim Army chief wants ‘Y’ security cover for Hathras gang-rape victim’s family
4 years, 3 months ago

Bhim Army chief wants ‘Y’ security cover for Hathras gang-rape victim’s family

Hindustan Times  

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad visited the family of Hathras gang-rape victim on Sunday and demanded that ‘Y’ security cover be provided to them. Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad with the mother of the 19-year-old gang-rape victim “I demand ‘Y security’ for the family or I’ll take them to my house, they aren’t safe here. Azad’s demand came a day after Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi visited the victim’s family and said that the state government should take responsibility for the family’s safety. The Bhim Army chief led the protest in front of the Delhi hospital soon after the victim’s death and urged all Dalit community members to protest against the incident and demand that death penalty be given to the culprits.

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Rahul Gandhi Hathras Visit: After meeting the victims, Rahul says- they are being treated like criminals
1 month ago

Rahul Gandhi Hathras Visit: After meeting the victims, Rahul says- they are being treated like criminals

ABP News  

Hathras Case News: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reached Hathras to meet the family of the rape victim on Thursday. During this, after the meeting of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, the victim family of Hathras incident said that even after four years we have not got justice. The victim family said that apart from …

'Govt Asked To Give Up Existing House To Get New Home': What Hathras Rape Victim's Father Told Rahul Gandhi
1 month ago

'Govt Asked To Give Up Existing House To Get New Home': What Hathras Rape Victim's Father Told Rahul Gandhi

ABP News  

The father of the 2020 Hathras rape victim has levelled sensational allegations against the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh during his interactions with Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. The family said that apart from Rahul Gandhi, they had written letters to CM Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav, Chandrashekhar Azad, the President, and the Chief Justice of India regarding their …

Rahul reaches Hathras to meet family of 2020 rape-murder victim
1 month ago

Rahul reaches Hathras to meet family of 2020 rape-murder victim

Deccan Chronicle  

Hathras: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi reached Hathras Thursday morning to meet the family of a Dalit woman who had died allegedly after gang rape in September 2020. Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai confirmed in Lucknow that Rahul Gandhi would be visiting the family on Thursday. Congress leader Hathras Chandragupta Vikramaditya told PTI, "Rahul …

Rahul Gandhi meets 2020 Hathras rape victim's family members | VIDEO
1 month ago

Rahul Gandhi meets 2020 Hathras rape victim's family members | VIDEO

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday arrived at Boolgarhi village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras and met the family of the 2020 gangrape victim. In 2020, Rahul Gandhi met the family and also accused the Yogi Adityanath government of 'exploitation' and unleashing 'atrocities' on the victim's family. BJP's reaction to Rahul Gandhi's Hathras visit: Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak speaking …

Dalits living in fear, Rahul Gandhi writes to U.P. CM Yogi over Rae Bareli murder
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Dalits living in fear, Rahul Gandhi writes to U.P. CM Yogi over Rae Bareli murder

The Hindu  

A Congress delegation led by Amethi MP K.L. Sharma, senior leader Pramod Tiwari on Thursday in Lucknow submitted a letter to Additional Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar addressed to the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath written by Lok Sabha member from Rae Bareli and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi demanding immediate arrest of the main accused Vishal Singh in the murder case …

I protected my country but couldn't protect my wife: Husband of woman 'paraded naked', 'gang-raped' in Manipur
1 year, 5 months ago

I protected my country but couldn't protect my wife: Husband of woman 'paraded naked', 'gang-raped' in Manipur

Firstpost  

‘I have no faith in Manipur government. I now just have hope from the Indian government to help bring back peace in Manipur,’ the husband of one of the two Kuki women ‘paraded naked’ and ‘gang-raped’ said “I am utterly sad. I served for the nation, I protected my country, but I could not save my wife and my family …

UP govt protecting criminals, says Bhim army chief after attack on him
1 year, 6 months ago

UP govt protecting criminals, says Bhim army chief after attack on him

Hindustan Times  

A day after surviving an assassination bid, Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad on Thursday demanded the resignation of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath while alleging that the CM is providing protection to criminals. Read here: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan shot at in UP’s Saharanpur "I was fighting for my life but the criminals are still roaming …

Chandra Shekhar Aazad injured in shooting: Who is the Bhim Army chief?
1 year, 6 months ago

Chandra Shekhar Aazad injured in shooting: Who is the Bhim Army chief?

Firstpost  

Chandra Shekhar Aazad, a Dalit leader and chief of Aazad Samaj Party, was leaving a supporter’s home in Deoband on Wednesday when two unidentified assailants opened fire on his car. Police have detained four people in connection with the incident Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad was injured in a shooting on Wednesday. Five of us, including my younger brother, …

Chandrashekhar Azad's condition ‘stable’, appeals for peace in video message from hospital
1 year, 6 months ago

Chandrashekhar Azad's condition ‘stable’, appeals for peace in video message from hospital

Hindustan Times  

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan’s condition is stable after being shot at by unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district, police said on Wednesday. Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad after his convoy was shot at by armed men in Saharanpur, Wednesday, Superintendent of Police Abhimanyu Manglik told news agency ANI that he had met and spoke with Azad, who …

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan shot at in UP’s Saharanpur
1 year, 6 months ago

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan shot at in UP’s Saharanpur

Hindustan Times  

Azad Samaj Party and Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan sustained a bullet wound on his waist and was rushed to a private hospital after unidentified car-borne assailants fired at him in Deoband town of Saharanpur district in western Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday evening, police said. Azad Samaj Party and Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan “The assailants were in …

Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad shot at in Uttar Pradesh
1 year, 6 months ago

Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad shot at in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

Dalit activist and Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan was shot at by unidentified assailants in the Deoband area of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday evening. सहारनपुर के देवबंद में आज़ाद सामाज पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री चन्द्रशेखर आज़ाद पर सत्ता संरक्षित अपराधियों के द्वारा जानलेवा हमला घोर निंदनीय एवं कायरतापूर्ण कृत्य है। बीजेपी राज में जब जनप्रतिनिधि …

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan suffers bullet injury after shot at in UP's Saharanpur
1 year, 6 months ago

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan suffers bullet injury after shot at in UP's Saharanpur

Hindustan Times  

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan was shot at by unidentified assailants in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday evening. Initial reports suggest that two bullets were fired at the Bhim Army chief's car, one of them grazing Ravan. Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad. "The murderous attack on Bhim Army Chief and National President Bhai Chandrasekhar Azad in …

Protests in Lalganj over murder of Bhim Army leader; situation under control: Police
1 year, 9 months ago

Protests in Lalganj over murder of Bhim Army leader; situation under control: Police

Hindustan Times  

Police had to resort to firing in air to control the situation in Bihar’s Lalganj city on Friday after Dalit Sena activists protested during the funeral procession of Bhim Army district convenor and leader Rakesh Paswan, who was shot dead outside his residence near Vaishali district on Thursday late evening. Paswan was also associated with the Rashtriya Lok Janashakti Party, …

Hathras gang rape: Justice for the Dalit victim and her family is crucial
1 year, 9 months ago

Hathras gang rape: Justice for the Dalit victim and her family is crucial

Hindustan Times  

The gang rape and murder of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district sparked nationwide outrage, but earlier this month, three of the four accused men were acquitted of all charges. Why were sections 3 and section 3 of The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act not invoked, despite the victim’s statement given to the …

Women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul
2 years, 4 months ago

Women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the BJP over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, saying that women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating the release of rapists. "The kidnapping and murder of two minor Dalit sisters in Lakhimpur in broad daylight is a very disturbing incident," Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi. "Women's safety cannot be expected from those facilitating …

Hyderabad gang rape accused's families pressurising victim's kins to drop charges: Report
2 years, 7 months ago

Hyderabad gang rape accused's families pressurising victim's kins to drop charges: Report

Op India  

Nine days on, the police are still trying to nab the Hyderabad gang rape fifth accused-the son of an AIMIM leader, who is still at large. Meanwhile, India Today has reported that the politically influential families of the five accused involved in the rape of a 17-year-old girl that happened on the night of May 28th in the city’s Jubliee …

Self-immolation, gangrape bring women's safety in picture in Mathura-Agra region ahead of UP polls
3 years ago

Self-immolation, gangrape bring women's safety in picture in Mathura-Agra region ahead of UP polls

India Today  

Safety of women in Uttar Pradesh may become an issue in the way of the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory campaign in the assembly election that begins next month. While a Mathura woman died at the SN Medical College after she set self on fire at the Raya police station when her complaint of molestation against a village pradhan was not …

Hathras Gang Rape Case: Allahabad HC Seeks Details Of Scheme For Relief & Rehabilitation Of Atrocity Victims Under SC/ST Act
3 years, 3 months ago

Hathras Gang Rape Case: Allahabad HC Seeks Details Of Scheme For Relief & Rehabilitation Of Atrocity Victims Under SC/ST Act

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to specify details of the Scheme as envisaged under Sub Section 11 of Section 15-A of The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989 read with Rule 14 of The SC/ST Rules, 1995.This particular subsection makes it the duty of the concerned State to specify an appropriate scheme to ensure. …

Delhi: Student organisations, activists protest against minor girl's rape-murder, demand speedy justice
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi: Student organisations, activists protest against minor girl's rape-murder, demand speedy justice

India Today  

Several activists and student organisations staged a protest against the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old Dalit girl in southwest Delhi's old Nangal village on Wednesday. "Sexual violence against women is a larger problem concerning a patriarchal society wherein women are rendered inferior and powerless, as objects of men's carnal desires and domination," it said. READ: Delhi rape, murder …

Bhim Army holds candle march, demands capital punishment for accused in Delhi Cantt case
3 years, 5 months ago

Bhim Army holds candle march, demands capital punishment for accused in Delhi Cantt case

India Today  

Members of the Bhim Army, a Dalit group, took out a candle march near India Gate on Wednesday, demanding capital punishment for the guilty in the rape and murder case of a nine-year-old girl in the Old Nangal area in Southwest Delhi. Over 100 members of the group assembled near India Gate in the evening, lit candles and raised slogans …

UP: 13-year-old Dalit girl dragged away, gang-raped by Rehan, Tasleem, Danish and Abdul
4 years ago

UP: 13-year-old Dalit girl dragged away, gang-raped by Rehan, Tasleem, Danish and Abdul

Op India  

A 13-year-old Dalit girl, who was working in the fields with her grandmother was allegedly dragged away and gang-raped on Saturday by four men in Garhmukteshwar tehsil, Hapur district, Uttar Pradesh. According to the reports, four youths – Rehan, Tasleem, Danish and Abdul, the residents of the neighbouring village, brutally gang-raped the Dalit minor girl near the farm and fled …

Hathras Case Mishandled at Thana-level, Yogi Adityanath Did the Right Thing by Forming SIT: Amit Shah
4 years, 2 months ago

Hathras Case Mishandled at Thana-level, Yogi Adityanath Did the Right Thing by Forming SIT: Amit Shah

News 18  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday backed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s decision to form a Special Investigation Team in the alleged rape and murder of a Dalit girl in Hathras. In an exclusive interview to Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi, Shah said the mishandling in Hathras case was at ‘thana level’ and not at the level of the government. …

Hathras gang rape case | Allahabad High Court pulls up Uttar Pradesh government
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras gang rape case | Allahabad High Court pulls up Uttar Pradesh government

The Hindu  

The Allahabad High Court has said it is not satisfied with the explanation of the Uttar Pradesh government on why it had taken action against the district police chief of Hathras but not the District Magistrate over the alleged rape of a Dalit woman and the hurried cremation of the victim, though it was admittedly a “collective decision”. Hathras gang …

Received Intel that Bhim Army Was Funded by PFI to Disturb Harmony in Hathras: DM Tells HC
4 years, 3 months ago

Received Intel that Bhim Army Was Funded by PFI to Disturb Harmony in Hathras: DM Tells HC

News 18  

Hathras District Magistrate Praveen Kumar Lakshkar on Monday appeared before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court and pleaded that the gangrape victim was cremated at midnight to avoid violence and maintain law and order in the district. The family of the victim was taken into confidence while performing the last rites under administrative supervision.” Confirming the conspiracy theory …

Hathras DM Takes Full Responsibility for Night Cremation of Gangrape Victim
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras DM Takes Full Responsibility for Night Cremation of Gangrape Victim

News 18  

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. The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court that held a detailed hearing of the ‘forced cremation’ of the Hathras victim on Monday, said it would give the detailed order later. The division bench of …

Hathras Case: Govt's Job to Help Victim Get Justice, Not Protect Perpetrators of Crime, Says Rahul Gandhi
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras Case: Govt's Job to Help Victim Get Justice, Not Protect Perpetrators of Crime, Says Rahul Gandhi

News 18  

Stepping up their attack on the Uttar Pradesh government over the Hathras case, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday accused it of being insensitive and unethical, and said the authorities are indulging in victim-blaming instead of putting criminals in jail. They are engaged in protecting the criminals rather than helping the victim's family," Rahul Gandhi said. …

Hathras gang rape | CBI readies to take over probe
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras gang rape | CBI readies to take over probe

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation is in the process of taking over the probe into the alleged gang rape and assault on a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras on September 14, following a reference from the Uttar Pradesh government. Hathras gang rape | Victim’s family to appear before Allahabad High Court on October 12 The woman was initially admitted to …

Hathras gang rape | Victim’s family to appear before Allahabad High Court on October 12
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras gang rape | Victim’s family to appear before Allahabad High Court on October 12

The Hindu  

Family members of a 19-year-old Dalit woman who died after allegedly being raped by four men in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district will appear before the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court amid tight security on October 12. Hathras Superintendent of Police Vineet Jaiswal on Saturday told PTI that the district judge of Hathras has been appointed as the nodal …

Hathras Exists in Jharkhand as Well: HC Over 'Shoddy' Probe in Rape-murder Case of 15-year-old in Giridih
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras Exists in Jharkhand as Well: HC Over 'Shoddy' Probe in Rape-murder Case of 15-year-old in Giridih

News 18  

The Jharkhand High Court has pulled up the state police for its “lacklustre and shoddy investigation” into the alleged rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl earlier in the year, and said Hathras-like places not just exist in Uttar Pradesh but in this state as well. Justice Ananda Sen, while hearing a writ petition filed by the father on Thursday, …

ED clarifies Bhim Army has no links with PFI, claims of Rs 100 crore pumped for Hathras protest false
4 years, 3 months ago

ED clarifies Bhim Army has no links with PFI, claims of Rs 100 crore pumped for Hathras protest false

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate has clarified that they have found no links between Chandrashekhar Azad-led Bhim Army and PFI, which has been accused of inciting tension during the anti-CAA protests. The ED clarification comes after former UP DGP Brij Lal claimed that the Bhim Army and other outfits were trying to mislead the family of the Hathras alleged rape victim. The …

3 persons from Bhim Army lived with Hathras victim's family claiming to be 'relatives': Report
4 years, 3 months ago

3 persons from Bhim Army lived with Hathras victim's family claiming to be 'relatives': Report

Op India  

The Hathras case has been an issue of media frenzy and political mudslinging for over a week now. BHIM Army’s workers lived with the family As per a report by Jagran, after the victim’s death on September 29, three workers from the Bhim Army had lived in the victim house along with the family members, claiming to be their ‘relatives’. …

UP CM should have decency to call Hathras incident a tragedy: Rahul
4 years, 3 months ago

UP CM should have decency to call Hathras incident a tragedy: Rahul

Live Mint  

Patiala: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday, saying Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath should have the decency to call the alleged gang rape and killing of a Dalit woman in Hathras district a “tragedy”. Gandhi, who is holding a series of tractor rallies under his 'Kheti Bachao Yatra' in Punjab to protest the Centre's new farm …

Security To Actress, But Why Not To Hathras Victim's Kin: Shiv Sena
4 years, 3 months ago

Security To Actress, But Why Not To Hathras Victim's Kin: Shiv Sena

News 18  

The Centre provided ‘Y-plus’ security to an actress from Mumbai, but the family of Hathras Dalit victim does not get any and this is not in line with Dr B R Ambedkar’s Constitution, the Shiv Sena said on Tuesday. The family of the Hathras woman who died after being allegedly gang-raped has been “receiving threats to life and is living …

Will Rights be Curtailed in Name of Security, Asks Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Hathras Incident
4 years, 3 months ago

Will Rights be Curtailed in Name of Security, Asks Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Hathras Incident

News 18  

In the wake of the Uttar Pradesh government’s affidavit in the Supreme Court on the cremation of the Hathras gang rape-murder victim due to fear of law and order problem, the Bhim Army on Tuesday questioned if the rights of anyone could be curtailed on this ground. What is the use of law and order then?” asked Bhim Army chief …

Hathras rape case: Kanimozhi to lead candlelight march
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras rape case: Kanimozhi to lead candlelight march

The Hindu  

The DMK’s women’s wing, led by secretary Kanimozhi, will take out a protest march on Monday evening to the Raj Bhavan, seeking justice for the Hathras rape victim and urging the Uttar Pradesh government to protect women, minorities and the Scheduled Tribes in the State, whose safety has come under question, DMK president M.K. Mr. Stalin on Sunday said that …

Hathras Rape Case LIVE Updates: Give 'Y' Security to Victim's Kin or I'll Take Them Home, Says Bhim Army Chief; Demands Inquiry by Retired SC Judge
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras Rape Case LIVE Updates: Give 'Y' Security to Victim's Kin or I'll Take Them Home, Says Bhim Army Chief; Demands Inquiry by Retired SC Judge

News 18  

Hathras Rape Case LIVE Updates: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad was stopped by the UP Police today when he was on his way to UP’s Hathras to meet the family of the 19-year-old Dalit woman who died at a hospital in Delhi on Tuesday after alleged gang rape and torture last month. Videos and photos showed the Bhim Army chief …

Hathras gangrape: Yogi Adityanath govt recommends CBI probe; Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi meet victim's kin
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras gangrape: Yogi Adityanath govt recommends CBI probe; Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi meet victim's kin

Firstpost  

The Uttar Pradesh administration on Saturday also removed the barricades outside the gangrape victim’s village in Hathras district allowing the media to meet her family The Uttar Pradesh government announced on Saturday that it is reccomending a CBI probe in the Hathras case amid a growing political storm over the death of a 19-year-old Dalit victim who was assaulted and …

Hathras gangrape victim's family wants judicial inquiry, DM to be sacked: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras gangrape victim's family wants judicial inquiry, DM to be sacked: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

India TV News  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra after meeting Hathras gangrape victim's family on Saturday while speaking to India TV said they wants a judicial inquiry into the incident and removal of the District Magistrate. Speaking to media post meeting Hathras victim family, Rahul Gandhi said, "No power in the world can suppress the family's voice." Till the time justice is delivered, …

Hathras gang rape | Rahul, Priyanka meet victim’s family
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras gang rape | Rahul, Priyanka meet victim’s family

The Hindu  

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that no power could silence the voice of the family of the Hathras gang rape victim. Addressing presspersons after meeting the family at Boolagarhi village, Mr. Gandhi said, “We stand with the family members in their hour of grief and continue to fight against injustice.” Hathras gang rape | Yogi Adityanath recommends …

UP Govt 'Morally Corrupt', Threatening Hathras Victim's Family: Cong Leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
4 years, 3 months ago

UP Govt 'Morally Corrupt', Threatening Hathras Victim's Family: Cong Leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

News 18  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday alleged that the Yogi Adityanath government was threatening the family of the Hathras gang-rape victim and asserted that such behaviour was not acceptable to the country. Hitting out at the Yogi Adityanath dispensation, Priyanka Gandhi said the UP government is “morally corrupt”. “The victim did not get treatment, her complaint was not registered …

Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi Writes to President Demanding CRPF Cover for Hathras Victim's Family
4 years, 3 months ago

Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi Writes to President Demanding CRPF Cover for Hathras Victim's Family

News 18  

Rajya Sabha MP and Shiv Sena spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind demanding CRPF security cover for the family of the alleged victim of gang-rape in Hathras, who died on Tuesday at a government hospital in Delhi. But on September 30, the nation saw the grief-stricken and sobbing family of the deceased being denied of …

Met Hathras family to understand their concerns, assured police is with them: UP DGP Hitesh Awasthi
4 years, 3 months ago

Met Hathras family to understand their concerns, assured police is with them: UP DGP Hitesh Awasthi

India Today  

As the uproar against the alleged gangrape and death of a 19-year-old Dalit woman from Hathras continues, the Uttar Pradesh Police chief Hitesh Awasti today met the victim's family members. On the police cremating the victim without the family's consent, DGP Hitesh Awasthi said he asked the family about it too. Meanwhile, ACS Home Avnish Awasthi, who was with the …

Hathras gang rape | A long caste feud, a horrific crime, and a sudden cremation
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras gang rape | A long caste feud, a horrific crime, and a sudden cremation

The Hindu  

With sadness in his voice, the uncle of the 19-year-old woman who was assaulted and allegedly gang-raped in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, speaks fondly of the family’s pride. The uncle sums her up in one sentence: “She was a superstar.” Following her brutal assault on September 14, the young woman fought for her life at Aligarh’s J.N. Hathras gang rape | …

No hope for justice for Hathras victim till UP CM resigns: Chandrashekhar Azad
4 years, 3 months ago

No hope for justice for Hathras victim till UP CM resigns: Chandrashekhar Azad

Live Mint  

New Delhi: There is no hope for justice for the 19-year-old woman who died after being allegedly gang-raped and assaulted in Hathras till Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath resigns and the Supreme Court takes cognisance of the issue, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Aazad said on Friday. Azad, who was at the protest site in Jantar Mantar to demand justice …

Hathras gang rape | Let media, party leaders in, Uma Bharti urges Yogi Adityanath
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras gang rape | Let media, party leaders in, Uma Bharti urges Yogi Adityanath

The Hindu  

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharati, currently undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at the AIIMS in Rishikesh, on Friday urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to allow media persons and leaders of political parties to meet the family of the deceased Hathras rape victim. But, setting up an SIT while ring-fencing the family members of victim from meeting anyone could affect …

Hathras gang rape | Hundreds gather at Jantar Mantar, demand Yogi Adityanath’s resignation
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras gang rape | Hundreds gather at Jantar Mantar, demand Yogi Adityanath’s resignation

The Hindu  

Hundreds of citizens, student groups, activists and politicians gathered at Jantar Mantar here on Friday evening demanding justice for the Hathras gang rape and murder case victim. Hathras gang rape | Victim’s family alleges intimidation by officials Lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan alleged that what was happening in U.P. was “goonda raj” and said that the police have surrounded Hathras …

Hathras gangrape: UP Police blocks entry to victim's village; family claims intimidation, harassment
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras gangrape: UP Police blocks entry to victim's village; family claims intimidation, harassment

Firstpost  

According reports, the victim’s family members have been confined within a single room of their house, and their mobile phones have been taken away by local authorities while Section 144 has been imposed in the entire region The Uttar Pradesh Police, on Friday, continued its strict control over access to the Hathras gangrape and murder victim’s family, manhandling Opposition leaders …

Hathras gang-rape: Ghaziabad lawyers demand President's Rule in UP amid outrage over victim's cremation
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras gang-rape: Ghaziabad lawyers demand President's Rule in UP amid outrage over victim's cremation

Firstpost  

The advocates’ body convener Nahar Singh Yadav said the Yogi government has ’totally failed in controlling the crime in the state, more so against women' Ghaziabad: Amid the widespread outrage over the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras and her forcible cremation subsequently, scores of Ghaziabad lawyers on Thursday demanded imposition of President Rule in …

India Dalit rape victim family ‘locked up as police burned body’
4 years, 3 months ago

India Dalit rape victim family ‘locked up as police burned body’

Al Jazeera  

Family of Dalit teen who died after gang rape accuse police of cremating her body without their presence or consent. The family members of a Dalit girl in India who died after she was gang raped have accused the authorities of forcefully cremating her body in the middle of the night without their consent. So, we asked the family members …

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