Hathras Rape: Mayawati urges SC for suo moto cognizance; slams UP govt, police

On Wednesday, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati suggested that  Supreme Court should take suo moto cognizance of Hathras incident and should take appropriate action. This comes after  family of deceased victim of horrific Hathras gangrape alleged that police cremated her body in middle of night without ir consent.

Taking to Twitter, BSP supremo said that t handing over body of gang-rape victim to family and performing last rites without m creates doubt and resentment in people. She furr slammed  attitude of  UP police and government.  Her tweet in Hindi read as "t handing over body of Hathras gang-rape dalit victim and performing last rites at midnight in absence of her family by UP police creates a lot of doubt and resentment in people. BSP strongly condemns such a wrong attitude of police."

Earlier on Sunday, Mayawati alleged gang rape of a 19-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district was "extremely" shameful and condemnable.

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Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath To Speak To Kin Of Victim

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is set to talk to family of victim. According to sources, Chief Minister will extend support of state government to  family and will furr justice. Meanwhile, CM Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that a three-member SIT has been set up to investigate Hathras gangrape incident.

CM said that team will submit a report within 7 days and has also directed for trial of case in a fast-track court. Home Secretary Bhagwan Swarup, DIG Chandra Prakash, and Commandant PAC Agra, Poonam will be members of SIT constituted by Chief Minister. 

panel will also comprise members from Dalit community along with women members. Furr, Yogi Adityanath has also spoken to Prime Minister on case, where  PM Modi has said that strict action must be taken against culprit. 

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Hathras gangrape victim forcibly cremated, allege kin

family of w-deceased victim of horrific Hathras gangrape alleged that police cremated her body in middle of night without ir consent. According to sources, a major scuffle broke out between villrs and District Magistrate and or senior police officials. villrs claimed that family had t been allowed to leave residence, sources added.

victim was brutally raped by four men in Hathras on September 14. woman, who suffered spinal injuries, paralysis, and cuts in her tongue, died at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital in early hours of Tuesday.

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