Supreme Court grants bail to journalist S Kappan in jail since 2020
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Friday granted bail to journalist from Kerala, S Kappan, who was arrested in Uttar Pradesh in 2020 while he was on the way to report on a gangrape incident, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress MP and Bengali film actress Nusrat Jahan on Tuesday attacked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the increasing number of violent crimes against women in his state.
Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested on way to Hathras, gets bail to meet mother
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday granted a bail for five days to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, who was arrested on his way to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh for reporting on the alleged rape of a Dalit woman, to meet his ailing mother, media reports said.
Hathras victim was raped, murdered, CBI files in chargesheet
New Delhi/IBNS: Three months after the alleged rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras that evoked nationwide outrage, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet naming the four accused.
Hathras incident: SC transfers case to Allahabad High Court
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday transferred the Hathras gangrape case to the Allahabad High Court for monitoring the ongoing investigations.
Hathras incident: UP STF to probe into conspiracy of communal riots
Lucknow/UNI: With the Special Investigation Team (SIT) all set to submit its report soon, after completing its investigation into the Hathras incident, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday directed the sleuths of the Special Task Force (STF) to investigate the conspiracy to incite ethnic and communal riots in the state, on the pretext of Hathras incident.
UP government requests Supreme Court to monitor CBI probe into Hathras case
Lucknow/New Delhi/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday requested the Supreme Court to monitor the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the case pertaining to the fatal gangrape of a 19-year old Dalit woman allegedly by four upper caste men in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, media reports said.
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.
Hathras: Rahul Gandhi slams UP govt over claims of 'no one was raped'
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the fatal gangrape of the 19-year-old Dalit girl in Hathras which triggered nationwide protests.
Mayawati asks party cadres to fight against casteist forces
Lucknow/UNI: Blaming both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress for the present condition of the Dalits, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on Friday urged her party cadres to take on the challenge of casteist forces.
Hathras incident: SIT given 10 more days to complete probe
Lucknow/UNI: The Uttar Pradesh government has given ten more days to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl in Hathras, officials said here on Wednesday.
Country seeking answers from you: Rahul Gandhi to PM Modi
New Delhi/UNI: Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on visuals of his waving his hands inside the Atal Tunnel, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the PM should respond to questions being asked by the people.
4-yr-old girl raped by cousin in Hathras, succumbs to injuries in Delhi hospital: Cops
Aligarh/IBNS: Amid the nationwide outrage over the fatal gangrape of the 19-year-old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, a four-year-old girl from the same district, who was allegedly raped by her relative, died during treatment at a hospital in Delhi, police said Tuesday.
Left delegation meets family members of Hathras victim, demands probe by sitting SC judge
Hathras/UNI: A joint delegation of CPI and CPI(M) on Tuesday met the family members of the 19-year-old girl who died in a Delhi hospital on September 29 after she was allegedly gang-raped in Hathras, and demanded an independent judicial enquiry into the matter.
SC directs UP govt to file affidavit on witness protection in Hathras gang rape case
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the gang rape and murder of the 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras was a horrible and extraordinary incident and sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on witness protection in the incident, media reports said.