In yet another case of a brutal rape that has brought back dark memories of the infamous Nirbhaya case, Utter Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has promised to take stringent action against the accused.
Yogi has constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the heinous Hathras gang rape case which will also cover the role of the police and civil administration.
On Wednesday (September 30), an SIT was initiated and has been instructed to submit the report within seven days. Also, Yogi has been in touch with PM Modi and has apprised him about the incident.
Meanwhile, Yogi Adityanath spoke to the father of the Hathras victim via video conferencing and assured him that the harshest punishment will be given to his daughter’s assailants. The UP CM also promised that and all possible help to the family will be extended. The family is being given ₹25 lakh, a house and a job to one of the members of the family.
#Lucknow: UP CM Yogi Adityanath speaks to the family of #Hathras gang-rape victim, via video conferencing (ANI)#HathrasCase #UttarPradesh pic.twitter.com/wLfGsgxSQq
— TOI Lucknow News (@TOILucknow) September 30, 2020
On September 14, the victim had gone to collect fodder when she was attacked. The assailants dragged her by her neck, causing the spinal injuries to the nearby field where she was raped and then choked and in that process, she had ended up biting her own tongue.
Before the victim died she was able to give names of the accused namely Sandeep, Luvkush, Ravi and Ramu have been arrested by the police.
The Sation House Officer (SHO) of Chandra police station, has been transferred after allegations of delay and negligence.