The CBI on Friday filed a charge sheet against four accused for gang-rape and murder of a Dalit Young Woman in Hathras of Uttar Pradesh. The 19 year old woman was brutally tortured while raping on September 14. Initially she was admitted to a hospital in Aligarh and then shifted to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi. She died on September 29th.
The CBI now charged Ravi, Sandeep, Luv Kush and Rahul for gang-rape, rape and Murder. The Central agency invoked sections 302 (Punishment for Murder), 376 (Punishment for rape), 376A (Punishment for inflicting injury while committing rape, resulting in the death of the Woman) and 376 D (Gang-rape) of the Penal Code. The Charge sheet also included charges under Provisions of SC/ST act. The four accused are currently in judicial custody.
The Charge sheet was filed in the court of Special Judge BD Bharti. The Court has fixed January 4 as the next date of hearing.
UP Police’ lies exposed
The Hathras victim was gang-raped and attacked on September 14 in her village. The case was initially registered by the Chandpa police in Hathras on a complaint from the Victim’s brother. The Victim in her statement on September 22 alleged that she was gang-raped and assaulted by Sandeep, Ravi, Luv Kush and Rahul. Samples were sent to the laboratory on September 25.
She died in hospital on September 29 due to the injuries inflicted by accused persons. The victim’s body was hurriedly cremated by the police at the wee hours of September 30 even without allowing her family members.
On October 1, Uttar Pradesh’s Additional DGP Prashant Kumar said the forensic report from government laboratory in Agra confirmed that the victim was not raped. After a big uproar all over India, the UP government had recommended for CBI probe in the case on October 2.
CBI now confirmed that the gang-rape and assault were real and charged the same persons whom she accused in her death deposition.
