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Hathras Case Timeline 2020-2026: Court Verdict & Impact

A 19-year-old Dalit woman from Hathras was assaulted on 14 September 2020 and died on 29 September; police cremated her body at about 2:30 am on 30 September.…

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The assault

A young Dalit woman is attacked

A 19-year-old Dalit woman was attacked while cutting fodder in a field in Hathras district. The first FIR named one man for attempt to murder.

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Her statement

Gang rape is alleged

A magistrate recorded her statement in hospital in Aligarh. Gang rape was alleged and four men from her village were arrested.

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Last rites

Death, then a 2:30 am cremation

She died at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi on 29 September. Her body was cremated at about 2:30 am; the family says without their consent. The state said it feared violenc…

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Police claims

Suspensions and a 'no rape' claim

A senior officer said forensic tests showed no rape, which experts disputed. The state then suspended the district police chief and four officers.

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Courts step in

High Court and Supreme Court act

The High Court opened a case on the right to dignified last rites. The CBI took over on 11 October, and the Supreme Court ordered CRPF protection for the family.

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Charge sheet

CBI charges gang rape and murder

The CBI charged all four accused with gang rape and murder under the IPC and the SC/ST Act. A charge sheet is an allegation, not a verdict.

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Verdict

One convicted, three acquitted

A special court convicted Sandeep of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and SC/ST Act offences, with a life term, and acquitted Ravi, Luv Kush and Ramu. No one wa…

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The family

A relocation deadline

After orders in 2022 and a Supreme Court ruling in 2023, the High Court gave the state three months to relocate the family to Ghaziabad or Noida, with a job for one memb…

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Where it stands

Still in court

No. Appeals were announced in 2023, the station officer's case continues, and the relocation case returns to court on 30 November 2026.

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