New Delhi: The CBI has taken over investigation into the alleged gangrape of a Dalit woman in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh.
The agency registered an FIR on Sunday under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections related to gangrape and murder.
CBI spokesperson RK Gaur said, “the complainant had alleged that on 14.09.2020, the accused tried to strangulate his sister in the millet field. The case has been registered by CBI on the request of Uttar Pradesh Government and further Notification from Government of India.”
The agency has constituted a team to probe the case, he said. The case was earlier registered at Chandpa Police Station, in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh, on a complaint by the victim’s brother.
The 19-year-old woman died of severe assault injuries at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on 29 September. She was allegedly gangraped on 14 September by four ‘upper caste’ men.