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The agency named 4 accused and said the victim was gangraped and murdered.
The chargesheet has been 3 months after the incident.
NEW DELHI: The CBI on Friday (December 18) filed its chargesheet against four accused in the alleged gangrape and murder case of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras, officials said.
According to reports, the girl, belonging to Scheduled Caste, was brutally assaulted and gangraped by four upper caste men in Hathras on September 14. She succumbed to her injuries during treatment on September 29 at Delhi s Safdarjung Hospital.
The Hathras gangrape victim was cremated in the dead of the night near her home on September 30. Her family alleged they were forced by the local police to hurriedly conduct her last rites. Local police officers, however, said the cremation was carried out as per the wishes of the family .
CBI files charge sheet against four accused in Hathras case PTI
New Delhi: The CBI Friday filed its charge sheet against four accused in the alleged gangrape and murder case of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras, officials said.
The agency invoked charges of gangrape and murder against Sandeep, Luvkush, Ravi and Ramu and the local court in Hathras has taken cognisance, lawyer for the accused told reporters outside the court.
The Dalit woman was allegedly raped by four upper-caste men in Hathras September 14. She died September 29 at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital during treatment.
The victim was cremated in the dead of the night near her home September 30. Her family alleged they were forced by the local police to hurriedly conduct her last rites. Local police officers, however, said the cremation was carried out “as per the wishes of the family”.
The CBI on Friday filed its charge sheet against four accused in the alleged gangrape and murder case of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras, officials said. The agency invoked charges of gangrape and murder against Sandeep, Luvkush, Ravi and Ramu and the local court in Hathras has taken cognisance, lawyer for the accused told reporters outside the court. The Dalit woman was allegedly raped by four upper-caste men in Hathras on September 14. She died on September 29 at Delhi s Safdarjung Hospital during treatment. The victim was cremated in the dead of the night near her home on September 30. Her family alleged they were forced by the local police to hurriedly conduct her last rites. Local police officers, however, said the cremation was carried out as per the wishes of the family .
Hathras victim was gang raped, killed: CBI Chargesheet
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Published: Friday, December 18, 2020, 14:47 [IST]
New Delhi, Dec 18: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its charge sheet in connection with the rape and murder of a 19-year old Dalit woman in a village in Hathras on Friday.
CBI: Hathras victim was gangraped and murdered by 4 accused | Oneindia News
Reportedly, the changesheet has been filed on the basis of the victim s last statement on September 22.
According to a NDTV report, the four accused in the Hathras case were charged by the CBI of gang-rape and murder, over three months after the incident that triggered outrage across across the nation.
Hathras case: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says truth has prevailed as CBI files chargesheet
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that the state left no stone unturned to deny the victim dignity - in life and death. File photo of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (Photo: IANS)
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Updated: Dec 18, 2020, 08:38 PM IST
Slamming the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, The truth has prevailed once again. The CBI chargesheet filed today against four accused in the Hathras case has stated that the 19-year old victim was brutally gang-raped and murdered. She said that this raises serious questions on the Adityanath government in the state, police, ADG Law and Order, District Magistrate of Hathras and Senior functionaries of the state administration.