UP Police detained Rahul Gandhi on way to Hathras, he claimed cops pushed, hit him with lathi

The Uttar Pradesh police detained former Congress President Rahul Gandhi while he was on his way to Hathras to meet the family of a 20-year-old Dalit girl who died after being allegedly gang-raped and brutally assaulted in the village.

Gandhi alleged that cops pushed him on the ground and beat him with sticks. He along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi and party workers were marching towards Hathras from the Delhi-Noida Highway.

The visuals apparently showed cops pushing him back and in the scuffle, Rahul Gandhi fell on the ground.

The Congress claimed on it Twitter handle that Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and senior Congress leaders have been arrested by the UP police.

The state government imposed a ban in the morning on large gatherings and according to the police he was detained for violating the public order.

In Hathras, a 20-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped and tortured by four persons on September 14. She was admitted to a hospital in Aligarh for treatment.

Meanwhile, on her brother’s complaint, the Hathras Police lodged an FIR and arrested one of the accused. Three more persons were later arrested.

When the woman's condition deteriorated, she was shifted to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on September, 28. She died a day later.

Family members alleged that she was cremated at 2:30 am forcibly by the police against their wishes.

However, the Hathras police denied all these allegations by putting up a written response on its Twitter handle. The police have even denied that she was gang-raped. The police have said that it is incorrect to say that the women’s tongue was slashed and her backbone was broken.

It said that four people allegedly strangulated her which damaged her nervous system and paralyzed her.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has set up a three-member probe panel to look at the various allegations. The CM also said that the panel will submit its report within seven days.