Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday ordered a CBI probe into the Hathras incident. The decision came after a high-level meeting with the concerned officials.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday ordered a CBI probe into the Hathras incident. The decision came after a high-level meeting with the concerned officials.
Earlier in the day, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Avnish Awasthi and DGP HC Awasthy met the family of the victim. "We met the family of the victim and assured them that stringent action will be taken against the guilty. SIT is investigating the case. Statements of the family members are being recorded," ACS Home Avnish said.
"Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered that a probe should be done by the CBI into the complete Hathras case," the chief minister's office tweeted.
Reacting to the announcement, the family members of the victim said they want a Supreme Court-monitored inquiry.
Meanwhile, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Adhir Ranjan Chaudhry, Mukul Wasnik and KC Venugopal went to meet the family of victim after getting permission from the administration.
Party leader Randeep Surjewala told reporters that they want justice for the victim and resignation of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Earlier, dramatic scenes erupted at the Delhi-Noida-Direct (DND) flyway after the police resorted to mild lathi charge over hundreds of Congress workers, compelling party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to come out and shield a party worker who was being baton charged by police personnel.
The UP Police resorted to lathi charge after the Congress workers refused to leave the DND flyway even after five Congress leaders were allowed to visit Hathras to meet the family members of the victim.
Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, after holding talks with police officials, climbed on the rooftop of his car to announce that five Congress leaders had been allowed to visit Hathras to meet the victim`s family.
But his request did not change the sentiments of party workers, who wanted to accompany him to Hathras. After the vehicle in which Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka were travelling reached the toll area of the DND, the police resorted to lathi charge to disperse the massive crowd.
Several Congress workers were injured in the sudden lathi charge.
Delhi Congress chief Chaudhary Anil Kumar and Women`s Congress chief Sushmita Deb led the procession on the DND.
The UP government has formed an SIT to probe the Hathras incident and has said that the matter will be heard in the fast track court.
The 19-year-old woman died at Delhi's Safdarjung hospital on September 29. All the four accused in the incident have been arrested.
An uproar had erupted over the incident with the opposition raising questions over the manner in which the last rites of the victim were performed. The police had said that consent of family was taken for cremation.
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