Hathras gang-rape incident extremely shameful, condemnable: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati said on Sunday that alleged gang rape of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district was "extremely" shameful and condemnable.

teenr is struggling for life at an Aligarh hospital, where she has been put on a ventilator. Four accused named in case have been arrested, officials had said.

"A Dalit girl in UP's Hathras district was severely beaten up and n she was gang-raped, which is extremely-shameful and extremely-condemnable," Mayawati tweeted in Hindi.

"Even daughters and sisters from or sections of society are t safe in state. government must pay attention towards it. This is demand of BSP," she added.

Giving details of incident, Hathras Superintendent of Police Vikrant Vir said woman had gone to fields with her mor on September 14 and went missing soon after.

teenr was later found brutally injured, with her tongue having a serious cut as she bit it while accused attempted to strangulate her, according to officer.

In a statement to magistrate, victim said Sandip, Ramu, Lavkush and Ravi had raped her and when she resisted ir attempts, y tried to strangulate her, leading to cut in tongue, official said. 

(Im: PTI)