Hathras case: UP Law Minister Brajesh Pathak vows 'Will demand death penalty for accused'

In a major statement, Uttar Presh Law Minister Brajesh Pathak on Saturday said that he will demand for death penalty in court for four accused in Hathras case. This statement comes amid Uttar Presh government and police maintaining that 're was rape' citing autopsy report - which does t mention rape. A 19-year-old Dalit woman was reported to be allegedly gang-raped and murdered by four upper-caste men in Hathras.

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Accused claim 'incence'

On Thursday, four accused - Sandeep, Luv Kush, Ravi and Ramu have written a letter to Hathras SP alleging that y are incent and that false charges of murder, physical assault, and atrocities against SC/ST were levied against m in Hathras case. letter claims that main accused and victim knew each or and that her family allegedly beat her up as y did t approve of ir 'friendship'. While government has installed CCTV cameras and deployed 60 police officials for protection of victim's family, several upper-caste men have been protesting outside victim's house in Hathras, in favour of accused, stating that 'rape did t occur'. CM Yogi ityanath has lashed out at Opposition for attempting to 'inciting caste riots'.

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What is Hathras gangrape case? 

A 19-year-old woman in a vill in UP's Hathras district was reported to have been brutally gang-raped by 4 men when she was collecting fodder for her cattle on September 14 - all four accused have been arrested. victim succumbed to her injuries and her autopsy report re spinal cord injuries, paralysis and cuts in her tongue with mention of rape. Citing it, police has claimed 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. case took an ugly turn when UP police cremated victim's body at 2:30 AM on September 30, allegedly without family's consent, which has been refuted by police. 

Hathras case: Accused ple 'incence', claim victim's kin 'beat her' in a letter to SP

Police filed two FIRs against Congress leer Shyoraj Jivan for his plot to trigger caste riots in wake of Hathras case. Apart from this case, police have filed 14 FIRs and 6 cases across UP alleging criminal conspiracy to incite violence via incident - arresting four PFI members and a journalist. government which has formed a 3-member SIT to probe into case, has also filed an affidavit in Supreme Court demanding an SC-monitored CBI probe while contending that ' sexual assault occurred'. Five police officers including district's Police Superintendent (SP) Vikrant Vir have been suspended for 'midnight funeral' and family has been offered an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakhs, govt job to one family member and a house. 

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