Hathras

Upon receiving a bail plea from journalist Siddique Kappan, the Supreme Court of India has issued notice to the state government of Uttar Pradesh, seeking response. The court has posted the matter for hearing on September 9, and has asked for a response to be submitted by September 5. Kappan has been arrested in the Hathras conspiracy cases, as the police submitted that he was attempting to “disturb the peace”.

In Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, a husband and wife were allegedly shot by the people who had given money in exchange for land. The incident took place at the Sadar Kotwali area while they were returning home from the temple. The wife died on the spot and husband suffered serious injuries. "A special probe team has initiated an investigation and launched a search operation for the assailants," said DSP Ruchi Gupta. 

Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras police have busted a bogus spice factory that adulterated the spices with illicit ingredients like donkey dung, inedible colours and acid. The factory at Navipur area was run by Anoop Varshney, Mandal Sah Prabhari of Hindu Yuva Vahini - a right-wing organization founded by UP CM Yogi Adityanath. Following a tip, the police had raided the factory and seized 300 Kg of fake spices packed under many local… read-more

Following the Supreme Court’s October 27 order, 80 CRPF soldiers took over the security of Hathras rape victim's family. A three-judge Supreme Court bench had asked UP government to ensure CRPF security cover to the family and witnesses within a week. The apex court also observed that all the aspects of the rape case will be considered by the Allahabad High Court. Earlier, the UP Police were entrusted for the family's security.

An independent fact-finding team has suspected that a "deliberate" attempt was made to tamper important evidences in the Hathras rape case. The team also alleged that the victim's father was coerced to be contented with the probe. It further mentioned that the UP police behaved in a dubious way vis-à-vis the case. Besides, the team questioned the UP government's intent behind shifting the victim to Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital.