New Delhi, September 29 : After a day full of protest and confusion, the body of the Hathras gangrape victim has finally en route to her native village.
The victim’s body was finally released from the Safdurjung Hospital in Delhi at 10.10 pm on Tuesday, police confirmed to India Today TV.
Earlier in the day, the father and brother of the Hathras gangrape victim had sat in protest outside the hospital claiming that her body had been taken away without their permission.
They were joined in protest by workers from Congress as well as the Bhim Army. As the crowd at Safdurjung Hospital swelled, security was heightened at the hospital.
Delhi Police later claimed that the family was not sitting on a dharna and said that the issue was “hijacked by different groups”.
“They wanted to go. Different groups tried to hijack the issue. Later, the family was convinced and they left with SDM and Circle Officer of Hathras. ADM Hathras was also there,” the Delhi Police later said.
There were heated arguments between the protestors and the police personnel outside the hospital.
Now, the body of the victim will reach Hathras amid heavy police deployment.
The UP Police has also taken the victim’s family back to Hathras from Delhi and asked them to cremate the body overnight.
According to reports, the police has already set up a temporary bier near the victim’s home and is trying to convince the family to cremate the body as soon as possible.
However, the family has said they will not cremate the body in a hurry and will wait till they get justice. The family has also claimed that they will follow Hindu rituals and not cremate the body at night.
The woman, who was brutally gang-raped in a village in Hathras district two weeks ago, died of her grievous injuries at the Delhi hospital Tuesday, prompting outrage, protests and calls for justice.
The four accused had tried to strangle her to death as she resisted their rape attempt and in the process, she also ended up biting her tongue and suffering a severe cut on it. The accused have been arrested.
She was admitted to Aligarh Muslim University’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital and shifted to Safdarjung Hospital on Monday. (India Today)
