Hathras Accused Claims ‘Her Family Was Against Our Friendship And Killed Her”

Hathras: In a clever turnaround, Sandeep Thakur, the main accused in the alleged gang rape and torture of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh’s (UP) Hathras has written to the UP police, claiming that he and the 20-year-old woman were friends.

“Apart from meeting, we used to speak on the phone once in a while,” he wrote in Hindi. The letter has the thumb impressions of all four accused. Thakur also sought justice for himself and the three others saying they are being framed. He also accused the woman’s mother and brother of torturing her, NDTV reported.

He wrote in his letter that the girl’s family did not approve of their friendship. “On the day of the incident, I had gone to meet her in the fields. Her mother and brothers were also present. I returned home after being asked by her to do so. I then started feeding cattle,” he wrote.

“I later got to know from the villagers that her mother and brothers beat her up over our friendship, injuring her badly. I have never beaten her or done anything wrong with her. Her mother and brothers falsely accused me and three others and sent us to jail. We’re all innocent.  Request you to please investigate and get us justice,” NDTV reported quoting the letter.

“They sent their letter to the Hathras Superintendent of Police yesterday evening. As per law, we have sent to the Hathras Superintendent of Police… They have put forth their version. Now the investigating agencies will see,” Alok Singh, Senior Superintendent of Aligarh Jail, told media persons today.

Denying the allegations, the victim’s father told NDTV, “I have lost my daughter. Now they are trying to malign us. We are not afraid. The allegations are totally false. We don’t want any compensation or any money. We want justice.”

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