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.
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Fri, Dec 18 2020 19:57 IST |
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New Delhi, Dec 18 : The four accused in the alleged gang rape and torture of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh s Hathras in September, have been charged for gang-rape and murder by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the SC/ST court here.
This information was given by the lawyer of the accused.
The CBI has put the charge of gang-rape and murder against Sandeep, Luvkush, Ravi and Ramu in a local court in Hathras. The court has taken cognisance of it, lawyer for the accused told reporters outside the court.
Updated Dec 18, 2020 | 15:27 IST
The 19-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang raped and tortured by four upper caste men when she went to collect cattle fodder. She died at Delhi s Safdurganj Hospital on September 29 during treatment. The Yogi Adityanath government had faced a lot of flak over the incident
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The CBI has filed the charge sheet in the SC/ST court.
New Delhi: The CBI on Friday filed its charge sheet against four accused in the alleged gang rape and murder case of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras, officials said. The CBI in its charge sheet reportedly said the Dalit girl was gang raped by the accused.