Hathras Case: Following UP CM Yogi Adityanath’s directions, SIT gets 10 more days to submit probe report

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): The Special Investigation Team (SIT) gets ten more days to submit their report on Hathras incident following the directions of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The SIT probe in the alleged Hathras gangrape case was ordered by the Chief Minister.

“The SIT team probing the Hathras case has been given 10 days more time to submit their report. The team was supposed to submit the report to the Chief Minister today but the scope of investigation of the team has been extended on the order of the Chief Minister,” said Awanish K Awasthi, State Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department.

On Sunday, the SIT had arrived at the victim’s residence to record the statements of her family members.

On the basis of its first report, the Chief Minister has already suspended the Hathras Superintendent of Police, DSP and some other police officers. Their polygraph and narcoanalysis tests have been recommended.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister has also recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the case.

The Hathras victim, 19-year-old died at Delhi’s Safdarjung hospital on September 29 after being treated for the heinous crime. Meanwhile, all four accused in the incident have been arrested.