Amid the uproar of justice for the Hathras gangrape victim and criticism of the Uttar Pradesh police for having cremated the body in the middle of the night against her family’s consent, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke to the victim’s father via video-link on Wednesday. Speaking to the parents of the woman, the chief minister said that a fast-track court would be set up in order for speedy justice.
The newly constituted three-member SIT team has been asked by the state government to submit its report in the case within seven days.
“The chief minister has spoken to the father of the victim. Her father asked for the harshest penalty against the accused. The CM assured him that the most stringent action shall be taken against the accused and all possible help shall be provided to the family of the deceased,” Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Kumar…
