Hathras horror: CM Yogi Adityanath vows to 'set an example' with strict punishment

Amid severe backlash over horrific Hathras gangrape, CM Yogi Adityanath, on Friday, vowed to set an example of rape accused by meting strictest punishment. Assuring 'sisters and mors' of Uttar Pradesh, he said that his administration was committed to ir safety and development. A 19-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by four upper-caste men in Hathras which has sparked a major protest. 

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Political leaders & media denied entry

As protests grew large over Hathras horror, Congress mounted a massive protest against Yogi govt led by Gandhi siblings - Rahul and Priyanka walking towards Hathras on Thursday. With district magistrate imposing section 144 in Hathras for a month, Gandhis and ir retinue which included Congress leaders - Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, KC Venugopal and Randeep Surjewal were stopped from entering and n detained by UP police - citing lockdown violation. Similarly, media persons too have been stopped from entering district as section 144 continues to be imposed to maintain 'law& order' in district, as claimed by police.

Earlier in day, Trinamool MP Derek O'Brien, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Pratima Mondal and Ex-MP Mamata Thakur too were violently pushed to ground by UP police and stopped from entering district. Meanwhile, Yogi govt has constituted a 3-member SIT comprising of state Home Secretary Bhagwan Swarup and members of Dalit community and women, to probe and file a report within 7 days. state government has anunced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh and a house along with a government job to one family member, with CM speaking to family via video-link assuring deceased's far of stringent action against accused.

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What is Hathras rape case?

A 19-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by four upper-caste men 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.

Hathras case: Allahabad HC takes suo motu cognisance, issues tices to UP govt

case took an ugly turn when UP police cremated victim's body at 2:30 AM on Wednesday allegedly without family's consent.  However, Uttar Pradesh ADG Prashant Kumar stated that funeral was conducted with consent of family - force has been pulled up by NCW for this 'hurried cremation'. Allahabad High Court has taken a suo moto cognizance of case and sought a response from senior state officials including additional chief secretary (Home), Director General of Police, additional chief secretary (Law and Order), and Hathras district magistrate and superintendent of police by October 12.