Gathering At Former BJP MLA's Residence Defends Hathras Accused

Defending the accused in Hathras rape incident, former BJP MLA Rajvir Singh Pehalvan called a meeting on October 4 at his residence. Blaming the victim’s family over altering statements, they collectively demanded to lodge a cross FIR. The MLA blamed opposition for creating false-pretexts to defame the state government, and welcomed the CBI probe. Reportedly, the meeting was joined by hundreds of people and police were deployed in large numbers.