In a major breakthrough into the Hathras gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old, the Supreme Court has decided to will hear a plea seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or a special investigation team (SIT) probe on Tuesday.
The petition was filed by a social activist Satyama Dubey and two lawyers- Vishal Thakre and Rudra Pratap Yadav.
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In the petition the trio has alleged that the Uttar Pradesh (UP) authorities failed to deal with the matter.
The petition will be heard by a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde.
The petitioners submitted that a grave injustice had been done to the woman and her family as her body was buried by police without their consent.
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The 19-year-old was gang-raped and brutalised by four upper men on September 14.
The victim died on September 29 at Delhi’s Safdurjung Hospital.
Her body was allegedly cremated by Uttar Pradesh Police in a hurry without the consent of the family members.
The UP police, though, have refuted this claim.
The plea also sought a transfer of the trial in the case from UP to Delhi.