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Hathras Gangrape : Yogi Adityanath Forms SIT, PM Modi Calls For Strict Action
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has formed a three-member SIT to investigate the Hathras gangrape incident.
Amid outrage over the Hathras gang-rape case, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and sought strict action against the accused, the chief minister’s office said.
A day after the death of the 19-year-old Dalit woman’s in a Delhi hospital, Adityanath on Wednesday also constituted a three-member special investigation team to probe the gang-rape case and also asked for conducting the trial in a fast track court.
The CM has ordered that the SIT submit its report within 7 days. Yogi Adityanath has also directed for the trial of the case in a fast-track court.
Further, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath also spoke to the father of a 19-year-old woman and assured him of stringent action against all the accused, a senior official said.
