Matter of shame for country, govts: Kejriwal on Hathras incident

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday termed death of Hathras gangrape victim a matter of shame for country as well as for governments and demanded hanging of guilty.

19-year-old Dalit woman died at a Delhi hospital on Tuesday morning, days after being raped by four men in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh, a senior police officer said.

" death of Hathras victim is shameful for entire society, country as well as for all governments. It’s highly sad that so many daughters are being sexually assaulted and we have t been able to protect m. guilty must be hanged at earliest," Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.

woman was shifted to hospital in Delhi from Aligarh on Monday after her condition showed signs of improvement.

She was gang-raped on September 14 following which she was admitted to AMU's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital in Aligarh.

accused had also tried to strangulate her to death as she resisted ir attempt and in process, she had also ended up biting her tongue and suffering a severe cut on it.

four accused have already been arrested. 

(Im: PTI)

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