CBI Takes Over Hathras Probe From UP Police | Read
The CBI will take investigate the alleged gang rape and murder of a 20-year-old Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district by a group of so-called "upper caste" men, taking over the case that has triggered a nationwide outcry. Under searing criticism over the incident and pulled up by the Allahabad High Court, the Yogi Adityanath government had recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last week even though the ruling BJP dismissed the protests as "political stunts".
