HATHRAS CASE
BJP's UP poll blueprint: Fresh faces, joint decision-making and winnability
BJP is set to increase the denial of tickets to sitting MLAs in Uttar Pradesh for upcoming elections. The party aims to ensure greater representation of youth, women, and dedicated members. Feedback is currently being collected to assess anti-incumbency against sitting MLAs after two government terms. Last elections showed that retaining too many candidates led to a decline in seat count.
Panel points to official lapses during Hathras stampede
A judicial commission in Uttar Pradesh identified overcrowding, mismanagement, and negligence as the primary causes of a stampede at a religious event in Hathras, which claimed 121 lives. The report urges stricter regulations and oversight for future large gatherings to prevent similar tragedies.
UP Hathras stampede: Crowd rushed to seek blessings from 'Bhole Baba', says Sub Divsional Magistrate report
The prime facie report suggests that the stampede occurred as devotees rushed to seek blessing from 'Bhole Baba', the preacher at the religious congregation Satsang, as he was about to leave the venue after the prayer.
Rajya Sabha condoles loss of lives in Hathras stampede
Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge called on government to enact legislation aimed at preventing similar incidents in the future.
Crime in UP: Yogi Adityanath raises Hathras in Assembly, tries to put Samajwadi Party in dock
Speaking in the state assembly, Adityanath referred to the Hathras incident in which a man out on bail after his 2018 arrest in a molestation case allegedly shot dead the victim's father.
CBI files charges of gangrape and murder against four accused in Hathras case
The victim 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".
How much time do you need to complete Hathras case probe: Allahabad HC asks CBI
A bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Rajan Roy is hearing a PIL which the court had earlier filed suo motu in the Hathras case. It heard the matter on November 2 and its order was made available on the court website on Thursday.
Supreme Court ruling in Hathras case strengthens hope for justice: Priyanka Gnadhi
"Supreme Court's decision in connection with the Hathras case strengthens the hope for justice. The victim's family from day one has been demanding that there should be a court-monitored probe," Priyanka Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.
How many more Hathras: Rahul asks UP govt
The former Congress chief said that unable to prevent rape, the UP government, instead of getting justice for the victim's family, was again suppressing facts to save the accused.
NGO moves SC, seeks transfer of probe into Hathras incident to CBI
An NGO has moved the Supreme Court seeking to transfer the investigation in the Hathras incident, in which a Dalit girl was allegedly raped and died of injuries, to the CBI.
Hathras case: UP government gives SIT ten more days to complete investigation
A senior Uttar Pradesh government official told ET that “new facts” have now emerged like the families of three out of the four accused, whose names were added to the case eight days after the incident, claiming that these three boys were nowhere near the crime spot. The SIT will cross-check their alibis and speak to other villagers for clarity, said the official.
SC directs UP govt to apprise it by Thursday on steps taken to protect witnesses in Hathras case
Mehta dubbed the incident as “shocking” as a young, innocent person had lost her life but said no one should “sensationalise” the incident or “create false narratives” regarding her death. He urged the top court to take over the supervision of the case and to “insulate” the probe from any “extraneous pressures”.
Security to actress, but why not to Hathras victim's kin: Shiv Sena
Wondering what the CBI will do in the Hathras case, the editorial alleged that the UP government "destroyed evidence" by cremating the victim.
Hathras case: FIR for bid to trigger caste-based conflict, sedition charge included
The first information report (FIR) was lodged at the Chandpa police station on Sunday afternoon and names "unknown" as accused, according to police officials. The FIR mentions 19 charges under the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Uttar Pradesh government should change arrogant attitude: Mayawati
The former UP chief minister also said that a BSP delegation spoke to the family members of the Dalit woman killed in Hathras and the report she received after the talks was "sad".
After Hathras case, UP government’s hopes lie with CBI to salvage state's reputation
The Yogi government did not learn from its similar mistake last year when it had blocked Priyanka from going to Sonbhadra to meet the victims of a tribal massacre, that led her to camp in Chunar Fort and the victims were finally brought there to meet her.
Hathras victim's family wants judicial probe, suspension of DM: Priyanka Gandhi
"Questions of Hathras victim's family -- 1. A judicial probe be conducted through the Supreme Court. 2. Hathras DM be suspended and not given a big post. Why our daughter's body was burnt using petrol without our permission. "4. Why we are being repeatedly misled and threatened. 5. We brought 'flowers' from the funeral pyre, but how do we believe that this dead body is that of our daughter?" Priyanka Gandhi tweeted in Hindi.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath recommends CBI probe into Hathras case; Gandhis make it to victim's home
"Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered that a probe should be done by the CBI into the complete Hathras case," the chief minister's office tweeted. Reacting to the announcement, the family members of the victim said they want a Supreme Court-monitored inquiry.
Hathras incident: Don't do politics on Dalit atrocities, says Union Minister Ramdas Athawale
Athawale, who said he will be meeting Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, stated, "On the Hathras case, I have to say that there should not be politics in the name of atrocities on Dalits. It is not right to propagate about atrocities on Dalits during Yogi government."
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