New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation registered a case against an accused and taken over the investigation of the case, earlier registered vide CC no- 136/2020 at Police Station Chandpa, District- Hathras (Uttar Pradesh) on a complaint.
The complainant had alleged that on 14.09.2020, the accused tried to strangulate his sister in the Millet field. The case has been registered by CBI on the request of Uttar Pradesh Government and further Notification from Government of India.
On Saturday, the CBI took over the investigation into the Hathras alleged gangrape case.
A 19-year-old Dalit woman had succumbed to her injuries at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on September 29 after being assaulted and allegedly gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras on September 14.
Her mortal remains were taken to her native place, where the UP police and administration allegedly cremated her body without the family’s consent or presence.
The Uttar Pradesh government has recommended a CBI probe in the Hathras incident. The state government has also formed an SIT to probe the matter.
This is a developing story.
