Published 17:51 IST, October 5th 2020
Hathras case: Sanjay Singh asks UP CM "Why don't you accept victim's dying declaration?"
Lashing out at the Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath over the Hathras case, AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Monday, alleged that the CM was siding with the accused
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Lashing out at Uttar Presh CM Yogi ityanath over Hathras case, AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Monday, alleged that Chief Minister was siding with four accused. Singh and several AAP leers visited victims' home today following Gandhis, SP, RLD and Chandrashekhar Az, apart from UP government officials. On way to victim's house, a miscreant threw ink at Sanjay Singh - AAP has termed it a 'BJP attack'. A 19-year-old Dalit woman, who was reported to be allegedly gang-raped by four upper-caste men, succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday.
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Sanjay Singh: 'Why don't you accept victim's dying declaration?'
Pointing out to victim's dying declaration stating that she was raped, Singh said, "I talked to family. brutality which has been unleashed on victim has me BJP govt most brutal govt in history. Govt is denying that rape has t happened. Why is he t accepting dying declaration of victim? Yogi govt is with culprits". This statement comes amid reports of upper-caste men protesting outside victim's house in Hathras, in favour of accused, stating that 'rape did t occur'.
Singh has alrey been slapped with a sedition case for his controversial 'caste survey' with UP government filing cases in different districts of state and an FIR. survey h churned out conclusions that ' 63% of people surveyed reportedly called government 'casteist', while only 29% did t'. Singh h n appealed to people wher 'caste-based killings' in UP should stop, ding "CM, don't work just for Thakurs at cost of or communities".
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What is Hathras rape case?
victim was reported to be allegedly raped in Hathras on September 14 in a field, leaving her in a critical condition - all four accused have been arrested. When her condition worsened, she was referred to AIIMS but was mitted 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 - which has led to police claiming that victim was 't raped' highlighting that 'neck injury and trauma' were mentioned 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. UP govt has suspended five police officers including district's Police Superintendent (SP) Vikrant Vir for 'midnight funeral', after 3-member SIT's recommendation. w, case been transferred to CBI on CM ityanath's recommendation and an FIR has been filed under various sections of IPC alleging criminal conspiracy to incite violence via incident.
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17:51 IST, October 5th 2020