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Decision to perform last rites at night was taken to prevent law and order problem: Hathras DM

Lucknow/UNI: Hathras District Magistrate Praveen Kumar Lakshkar on Monday deposed before the Allahabad High Court, taking full responsibility of performing the last rites of the 19-year-old gangrape victim in the night of Sept 29, stating that the decision was taken to prevent any untoward incident related to law and order in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras and other adjoining areas.