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Topic: Hathras

‘Politics of showing Dalits their place’ — Hathras victim’s family slams acquittals of 3 Thakur men

Court acquits all 4 men of rape; main accused charged for culpable homicide. CBI had slammed UP Police for inaction, delay & not following adequate procedure in recording statement.

Hathras case co-accused gets bail under UAPA, wife says ‘light at end of tunnel’ after 23 months

Mohammad Alam was arrested on 5 October, 2020, along with journalist Siddique Kappan, others, while driving them to Hathras. Court finds no 'incriminating evidence' against him.

‘Siddique Kappan had no work in Hathras’ — Allahabad HC rejects journalist’s bail plea

Justice Krishan Pahal says the prosecution's allegations of tainted money being used by the applicant and his colleagues for inciting violence cannot be ruled out.

After going viral with radio silence on TV, this IAS officer has found his voice on YouTube

During the Hathras episode, a video went viral of a journalist accusing IAS officer Prem Prakash Meena of misbehaviour. Now, he is seeking image change with Youtube tutorials.

WhatsApp chats & 36 ‘communal’ articles is what UP Police has against jailed journalist Kappan

Charge sheet against Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan and seven others was filed by UP Police in a Mathura court on 3 April. Court has taken cognisance, charges yet to be framed.

Siddique Kappan was in touch with top SIMI leaders, Mathura court says while denying bail

In a four-page order, court discusses the merits of the case in one page, says Kappan was in possession of literature related to banned SIMI.

Riots planned in Hathras after CAA plan failed: UP Police charge sheet against Kappan, 7 others

The charge sheet, filed by the UP Police's Special Task Force, says Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan and other accused were receiving funding from foreign sources, including Muscat.

Hathras man ‘shoots father of woman he molested in 2018’, CM Yogi wants NSA against accused

It was the father who filed a complaint against accused Gaurav Sharma when he allegedly molested his daughter. Sharma subsequently spent a brief stint in jail.

Rauf Shareef, accused of stirring unrest in Hathras, being brought to UP from Kerala

The Campus Front of India leader is being brought to Uttar Pradesh by plane after a court issued a production warrant in connection with the Hathras rape case.

Allahabad HC monitoring CBI probe into Hathras case as directed by SC, govt tells Rajya Sabha

Union minister Kishan Reddy said that since the UP Police was divested of the probe and CBI is carrying out the investigation, there would be no room for apprehensions at this stage.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?