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Late-night cremation violation of Hathras victim’s rights: Allahabad High Court

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Lucknow/New Delhi, Oct 13

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The Allahabad High Court has observed that the late-night cremation of the Hathras woman, who died after alleged gang rape, was a violation of human rights for which the responsibility should be fixed.

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The Lucknow Bench of the HC also directed the state government to lay down modalities for cremation in Hathras-like situations.

Edit: The Hathras question

Considering the sensitivity of the issue, the court directed Uttar Pradesh officials, political parties and all others to avoid making any statement in public on it. The court said it expected the electronic and print media to observe restraint while reporting anddiscussing the matter.

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The Uttar Pradesh Government’s politically motivated narrative of justifying and protecting perpetrators of crimes against women has only emboldened criminals across the state.—Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress leader

Meanwhile, a CBI team on Tuesday quizzed family members of the victim and examined the crime scene. The team called her brother to take it to the crime spot and directed the police to cordon off the area. — TNS/PTI


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