Hathras Gang-Rape-Murder: A court in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday acquitted three men accused in the 2020 Hathras gang-rape-murder case, which sparked protests across the nation. The main suspect, however, was found guilty of culpable homicide that did not amount to murder, according to officials.
Sandeep Thakur was found guilty of the lesser offence and given a life sentence rather than being charged with rape or murder. Sandeep’s uncle Ravi and their friends Luv Kush and Ramu were the other three accused, but they were found not guilty.
The victim’s family will appeal the decision in the high court, according to lawyer Seema Kushwaha.
Woman died in hospital fortnight after allegedly being gang-raped
The 20-year-old Dalit woman passed away in a hospital in Delhi a fortnight after allegedly being gang-raped in her hamlet of Hathras, which is located about 200 kilometres from Delhi.
She said in her statement to the police that she was dragged by her dupatta into the fields from a location where she and her mother and brother had been mowing the grass.
Her family was arrested in their home while she was cremated by the district administration in the middle of the night in her village, leading to claims of a cover-up and widespread criticism of the Yogi Adityanath administration.
Similar to the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape, the woman displayed horrifying evidence of torture, including several fractures and a slit in her tongue.
According to doctors, she was paralysed and had breathing problems due to neck injuries. When her attackers attempted to choke her, she bit her tongue.
The UP police came under fire for apparent mistakes made throughout the inquiry. After receiving the woman’s official statement, they added rape charges to the initial attempted murder case. All of the persons accused were from a supposedly higher caste.
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