BIG: Hathras SP & 4 police officers suspended by UP CM Yogi; will undergo narco test

In a massive development in Hathras gangrape, UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday, has suspended five police officers - district's Police Superintendent (SP) Vikrant Vir, Commanding officer Ram Shabd, Inspector Dinesh Kumar Verma, Sub Inspector Jagveer Singh, and Head Constable Mahesh Pal for negligence of duty, based on preliminary report submitted by SIT. Moreover, all officers involved in case will have to undertake narco and polygraph tests, as ordered by Chief Minister. Vineet Jaiswal has been appointed as Hathras SP.  A 19-year-old Dalit woman who was allegedly gangraped by four upper-caste men, succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday.

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Earlier in day, CM Yogi Adityanath vowed to set an example of rape accused by meting strictest punishment. Assuring 'sisters and mors' of Uttar Pradesh, he said that his administration was committed to ir safety and development. He has asked a 3-member SIT to probe and file a report within 7 days and anunced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh and a house along with a government job to one family member. 

Meanwhile, Congress mounted a massive protest against Yogi govt led by Gandhi siblings - Rahul and Priyanka walking towards Hathras after ir convoy was halted on Thursday. With district magistrate imposing section 144 in Hathras for a month, Gandhis and ir retinue which included Congress leaders - Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, KC Venugopal and Randeep Surjewala were stopped from entering and n detained by UP police - citing lockdown violation. Politicians from Samajwadi Party, AAP and Trinamool have clashed with police who have stopped from entering Hathras.

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What is Hathras rape case?

A 19-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by four upper-caste men in Hathras on September 14 in a field, leaving her in a critical condition. When her condition worsened, she was referred to AIIMS but was admitted to Safdarjung hospital in Delhi on Monday with spinal cord injuries, paralysis and cuts in her tongue. She died around 3 am on Tuesday, but her autopsy report has mention of rape. Police have claimed that Hathras gangrape victim was 't raped' after postmortem report stated 'neck injury and trauma' as cause of death and that traces of sperm were found in her private parts.

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case took an ugly turn when UP police cremated victim's body at 2:30 AM on Wednesday, allegedly without family's consent, which has been refuted by police. Allahabad High Court has taken a suo moto cognizance of case and sought a response from senior state officials by October 12. Hathras district has been sealed with police t allowing media people or politicians to enter till SIT completes its probe.