The Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday turned the district of Hathras into a virtual fortress as hundreds of policemen guarded the district’s ...
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday turned the district of Hathras into a virtual fortress as hundreds of policemen guarded the district’s borders and put up barricades about two kilometres from the village to prevent anyone from entering the area, The Indian Express reported.
The village of the 19-year old Dalit girl, who was gang-raped, brutally assaulted and left to die by four upper-caste men, was flooded with over 300 policemen who came in 17 police vehicles.
The woman’s family alleged their phones have been confiscated and they have been virtually placed under house arrest, with their outdoor movements confined, the Hindustan Times reported. “The police have occupied our house,” a cousin of the deceased woman said. “They have even taken positions on the terrace.”
Policemen in riot gear and welding lathis patrolled the village throughout the day. “Apart from all the police stations of Hathras, police personnel from Mathura, Agra, Aligarh, Kasganj and Etah have been deployed, a senior officer told The Indian Express. The senior officer said at least four units of the Provincial Armed Constabulary – around 48 men – were also deployed.
The woman’s brother said they feared their phones were tapped, after a secretly recorded video of Hathras District Magistrate Praveen Kumar Laxkar showed him issuing a veiled threat to the...
