Hathras Case: 'Victim Was Gang Raped, Killed,' CBI Files Chargesheet

The agency invoked charges of gangrape and murder against Sandeep, Luvkush, Ravi and Ramu and the local court in Hathras has taken cognizance.

Police personnel stand guard blocking a road near the premises of the relatives of the 19-year-old woman allegedly gang-raped and killed by four men in Bool Garhi of Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh state on October 3, 2020. - Five senior police officers have been suspended over their handling of an investigation into the gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman that has sparked outrage across India and triggered days of protests. (Photo by Pawan SHARMA / AFP)

Hathras Case: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed its charge-sheet against the four accused in the alleged gangrape and murder case of the 19-year-old Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh Hathras, which had sparked nationwide outrage. The agency invoked charges of gangrape and murder against Sandeep, Luvkush, Ravi and Ramu and the local court in Hathras has taken cognizance. CBI will take brother of Hathras case victim to Gujarat for a psychological assessment. "CBI filed chargesheet against all 4 accused under various sections," said Munna Singh Pundir, lawyer of accused. The incident which was a grim reminder of 2016 Delhi gangrape case, had led to massive criticism of the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh. The victim was allegedly raped by four upper-caste men in Hathras on September 14. She died on September 29 at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital during treatment. What further outraged masses was the way she was cremated in the dead of the night near her home on September 30. Her family alleged they were forced by the local police to hurriedly conduct her last rites. Local police officers, however, said the cremation was carried out "as per the wishes of the family". After facing flak, the Yogi government, transferred the case to the CBI. The CBI had constituted a team to probe the incident and handed over the probe to its Ghaziabad unit. The team has already recorded statements of family members of the victim.