Bhim Army's Chandrashekhar Azad vows to visit Hathras: 'Will protest till Yogi resigns'

Inspite of UP police sealing Hathras amid outr over Dalit woman's gangrape, Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad on Friday, vowed to visit victim's family. Demanding CM Yogi Adityanath's resignation, he said that he was prepared to go to jail to ensure justice was served. Bhima Army was one of many political parties like AAP, Congress, CPI(M) who std a protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar in support of victim.

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Azad: 'CM Yogi must resign'

He added, "I request cleaners, sweepers to stop doing work and make ir voice heard to this deaf govt. I will t return unless justice is served and Yogi resigns. I am ready to go to jail, will do everything to fight this injustice. I will go to Hathras, I want SC to take cognizance of matter."

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

Hathras SP and 4 ors suspended 

Cracking down on negligent police officers, UP CM Yogi Adityanath 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 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.  A 19-year-old Dalit woman, who was allegedly gang-raped by four upper-caste men, succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday.

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What is Hathras rape case?

victim was allegedly raped 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. A 3-member SIT constituted by Adityanath is probing into case and an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh, a house along with a government job to one family member has been anunced.