Five months after the gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit girl in #Hathras, #UttarPradesh, the family is struggling to cope with the multiple court hearings. Though the chargesheet confirms gangrape and murder, three of the four accused have applied for bail on grounds that the girl was a victim of 'honor killing' by her family.
In this video, Nidhi Suresh takes a look at the #chronology of the case, how the victim's family is coping, and some of the arguments made by the lawyer of the accused men.
Watch.
Read the full report: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/02/11/will-a-son-rape-when-his-mother-is-near-hathras-accused-invoke-indian-culture-as-defence
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