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Hathras case: CBI reaches victim's village, visits crime scene

The team, including the Investigating Officer, visited the farm field, where the alleged attack on the woman took place on September 14 by four men.

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Hathras case: CBI reaches victim's village, visits crime scene
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A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has taken up the investigation of the Hathras incident reached the victim's village Bulgadhi on Tuesday amid tight security, said the police.

The team, including the Investigating Officer, visited the farm field, where the alleged attack on the woman took place on September 14 by four men.

Ahead of the CBI's visit, Uttar Pradesh Police had deployed personnel to maintain law and order in the area. The victim's brother has been brought to the incident site where the CBI team is carrying out the investigation.

According to the Central Bureau of Investigation officials, the team will also recreate the crime scene and speak to the eyewitnesses present there on September 14.

The CBI team, which has been camping in Hathras for last two days after registering the case, has collected all the case related documents from the Uttar Pradesh Police. The team has also collected the medical records of the victim.

Earlier in the day, Hathras victim's family returned to their home in Bulgadhi village after appearing before the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court. It is noteworthy that the bench had taken suo moto cognisance of the incident in which a 19-year old woman had died on September 29 after the alleged assault and gang-rape on September 14.

The CBI had recently registered a case against an accused and took up the investigation of the Hathras incident.

The case was filed on the request of the Uttar Pradesh government and "further notification from the Government of India."

Meanwhile, the victim's mother was taken to hospital on Tuesday following her deteriorating health condition. She was accompanied by two of her family members. This came after Hathras Chief Medical Officer Dr Brijesh Rathore visited the victim`s residence after the victim`s father who was also unwell declined to go to the hospital.

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