Hathras case: CBI files charge sheet, invokes gang-rape, murder charges against four accused
The Yogi Adityanath Government had faced a lot of flak for the case which was later transferred to the CBI. PTI
The Hathras rape case has seen nationwide uproar and protests
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.
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NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday filed a chargesheet against four accused in the alleged gang rape and murder case in Hahtras in September this year. The CBI charged Ravi, Sandeep, Luv Kush and Rahul for gang rape, rape and murder. Filed in the court of special judge BD Bharti, the chargesheet also included charges under provisions of SC/ST Act.
The court has fixed January 4 as the next date of hearing. The Lucknow bench of the high court which is monitoring the probe will take up the matter on January 27.
The UP government had recommended a CBI probe in the case on October 2 following a nationwide outcry over post-midnight cremation of the girl by the local administration after she died at a Delhi hospital on September 29. The girl was allegedly gang raped and attacked on September 14 at her village in Hathras.
Hathras Victim Was Gang Raped, Murdered By Accused: CBI Chargesheet
The four accused in the alleged gang rape of a 19-year-old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh s Hathras in September have been charged for gang-rape and murder by a local court, their lawyer said. PTI/File Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2020-12-18T14:02:40+05:30 Hathras Victim Was Gang Raped, Murdered By Accused: CBI Chargesheet outlookindia.com 2020-12-18T14:39:46+05:30
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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.
CBI files charge sheet against all four accused in Hathras case Charges of gang rape and murder invoked, local court takes cognisance of matter
The Central Bureau of Investigation filed a charge sheet on Friday against all four accused in the alleged gang rape and murder case of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, officials said.
The top investigation agency invoked charges of gang rape and murder against accused Sandeep, Luvkush, Ravi and Ramu, their lawyer told reporters outside the local court in Hathras. The court has taken cognisance of the matter, he added.
The Dalit woman was allegedly raped by the four accused from an “upper caste” community in Hathras on September 14. She later died on September 29 while undergoing treatment at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi.
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Hathras case: CBI files charge sheet against four accused
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)Â on Friday filed a chargesheet in the Hathras gangrape and murder case against four accused in the Competent Court. The case was transferred to the CBI after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government requested the Centre to handover the investigation to the central probing agency. The CBI had registered the case on October 11, 2020. All the four accused in the case have been charged with murder, gangrape under the SC/ST Act.
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 woman was allegedly raped by four men in Hathras on September 14. She died on September 29 at Delhi s Safdarjung Hospital during treatment.