Hathras Gang-rape

The case pertains to a 20-year-old Dalit woman who died at a Delhi hospital a fortnight after she was allegedly gang-raped in her village.

The 20-year-old Dalit woman had died at a Delhi hospital a fortnight after she was allegedly gang-raped at her village in Hathras, some 200 km from Delhi.

Siddique Kappan was arrested on his way to Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, where he said he was going to report on a 19-year-old's gang-rape and murder. He was charged under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for alleged terror funding.

The mother of Siddique Kappan - the Kerala journalist arrested in October last year while on his way to UP's Hathras to report on the alleged gang-rape of a Dalit woman - has died; she was over 90 years old and had been ill for a long time.

Eleven Kerala MPs have written to the Chief Justice of India seeking speedy hearing and interim relief of Siddique Kappan, a Delhi-based journalist who was arrested on his way to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh to report on the alleged gang-rape of a Dalit

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, which is monitoring the case of the gang-rape and death of a 20-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, has said it will consider shifting the trial out of the western UP district. The move comes after the woman's brother filed an affidavit before the court alleging threats and intimidation to the f...

Siddique Kappan, the Kerala journalist arrested in October on his way to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh to report on the alleged gang-rape of a Dalit woman, has been granted bail by the Supreme Court for five days, with conditions, to visit his mother.

Siddique Kappan, the Kerala journalist arrested in October while travelling from Delhi to report on the alleged gang-rape of a Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, will be allowed to speak to his ailing mother via a video call, the Supreme Court said Friday

A senior BJP leader in Uttar Pradesh has indicated that the UP Police failed to do their job properly in handling the gang-rape and murder case of a 20-year-old woman in Hathras district, days after the CBI charged the four accused of these crimes.

The four accused in the alleged gang-rape and torture of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras in September were today charged by the CBI of gang-rape and murder, over three months after the incident that triggered outrage across across the nation.

Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested on his way to Hathras where a young Dalit woman had died after allegedly being gang-raped, was going there under the garb of journalism with a very determined design to create caste divide and disturb law and order situation, the Uttar Pradesh government said in the Supreme Court today.

The Allahabad High Court will monitor all aspects including the CBI investigation into the alleged gang-rape and death of a Dalit girl from Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, the Supreme Court said today. The top court said that a request to transfer the trial out of UP "has been left open" until the investigation is completed.

The Aligarh Muslim University has agreed to extend the tenure of two Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College doctors, whose services were allegedly "terminated" for their remarks in connection with the case of alleged gang-rape and death of a Dalit woman in Hathras.

Stepping up their attack on the Uttar Pradesh government over the Hathras gang-rape case, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused it of being insensitive and unethical, and said authorities are indulging in victim-blaming instead of putting criminals in jail.

Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday questioned the delay in CBI inquiry in the alleged gang-rape and death of a young woman in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh and asked why pieces of evidence were being overlooked.

The case pertains to a 20-year-old Dalit woman who died at a Delhi hospital a fortnight after she was allegedly gang-raped in her village.

The 20-year-old Dalit woman had died at a Delhi hospital a fortnight after she was allegedly gang-raped at her village in Hathras, some 200 km from Delhi.

Siddique Kappan was arrested on his way to Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, where he said he was going to report on a 19-year-old's gang-rape and murder. He was charged under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for alleged terror funding.

The mother of Siddique Kappan - the Kerala journalist arrested in October last year while on his way to UP's Hathras to report on the alleged gang-rape of a Dalit woman - has died; she was over 90 years old and had been ill for a long time.

Eleven Kerala MPs have written to the Chief Justice of India seeking speedy hearing and interim relief of Siddique Kappan, a Delhi-based journalist who was arrested on his way to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh to report on the alleged gang-rape of a Dalit

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, which is monitoring the case of the gang-rape and death of a 20-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, has said it will consider shifting the trial out of the western UP district. The move comes after the woman's brother filed an affidavit before the court alleging threats and intimidation to the f...

Siddique Kappan, the Kerala journalist arrested in October on his way to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh to report on the alleged gang-rape of a Dalit woman, has been granted bail by the Supreme Court for five days, with conditions, to visit his mother.

Siddique Kappan, the Kerala journalist arrested in October while travelling from Delhi to report on the alleged gang-rape of a Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, will be allowed to speak to his ailing mother via a video call, the Supreme Court said Friday

A senior BJP leader in Uttar Pradesh has indicated that the UP Police failed to do their job properly in handling the gang-rape and murder case of a 20-year-old woman in Hathras district, days after the CBI charged the four accused of these crimes.

The four accused in the alleged gang-rape and torture of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras in September were today charged by the CBI of gang-rape and murder, over three months after the incident that triggered outrage across across the nation.

Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested on his way to Hathras where a young Dalit woman had died after allegedly being gang-raped, was going there under the garb of journalism with a very determined design to create caste divide and disturb law and order situation, the Uttar Pradesh government said in the Supreme Court today.

The Allahabad High Court will monitor all aspects including the CBI investigation into the alleged gang-rape and death of a Dalit girl from Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, the Supreme Court said today. The top court said that a request to transfer the trial out of UP "has been left open" until the investigation is completed.

The Aligarh Muslim University has agreed to extend the tenure of two Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College doctors, whose services were allegedly "terminated" for their remarks in connection with the case of alleged gang-rape and death of a Dalit woman in Hathras.

Stepping up their attack on the Uttar Pradesh government over the Hathras gang-rape case, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused it of being insensitive and unethical, and said authorities are indulging in victim-blaming instead of putting criminals in jail.

Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday questioned the delay in CBI inquiry in the alleged gang-rape and death of a young woman in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh and asked why pieces of evidence were being overlooked.