Yogi Adityanath suspends Hathras SP & 4 Police Officers, wants narco-analysis tests to be conducted

Uttar Pradesh: In a massive development in the Hathras gangrape, UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday, has suspended five police officers – district’s Police Superintendent (SP) Vikrant Vir, Commanding officer Ram Shabd, Inspector Dinesh Kumar Verma, Sub Inspector Jagveer Singh, and Head Constable Mahesh Pal for the negligence of duty, based on the preliminary report submitted by the SIT.

Moreover, all officers involved in the case will have to undertake narco and polygraph tests, as ordered by the Chief Minister. Vineet Jaiswal has been appointed as Hathras SP.  A 19-year-old Dalit woman who was allegedly gangraped by four upper-caste men, succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday.

Yogi assures ‘safety of women’

Earlier in the day, CM Yogi Adityanath vowed to set an example of rape accused by meting the strictest punishment. Assuring ‘sisters and mothers’ of Uttar Pradesh, he said that his administration was committed to their safety and development.

He has asked a 3-member SIT to probe and file a report within 7 days and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh and a house along with a government job to one family member.