INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
two years ago looks at a tulsi plant in the mud-floored courtyard of the house
The leaves on the plant have dried up and are crusty
But the 55-year-old woman believes that it will once again spring to life and grow green leaves
Just four days ago, three of the four upper caste men accused of the crime were let off by a local court
source of income now and the promise by the authorities of a government job to a kin remains unfulfilled
They want to move to Delhi, fearing harm
They wish to move the case, too, outside UP and hope that the Allahabad HC will accept their plea
A metal detector beeps to life every now and then and CCTVs keep a constant, unblinking watch.All visitors are stopped a safe distance away;
vehicle numbers, mobile numbers, email IDs are noted down
After the identity of the guests has been verified and established, they are grudgingly allowed access to the house and those living in it
Conversations are conducted in the presence of a CRPF person
Inside, posters with alphabets and numbers hang on the walls of the two-room house, a cruel reminder of school and education to the three
young girls in the family who have had to drop out
the father had a job at a pathology lab in Hathras
The incident left us without employment
Last year in July, the Supreme Court had directed the UP government to consider a job for a family member in three months
It is strange that the CBI had filed chargesheet under 376-D (gang rape) and 302 (murder) among other stringent sections
(she) categorically stated that she was gang-raped by the aforesaid four accused persons
authorities had allegedly forcibly cremated the body that very night while keeping away the aggrieved family members whose request to take
Thakurs are the largest community in the village, with 450 registered voters, while Brahmins are the second biggest group, with about half
The Valmikis, the community to which the victim belonged, are minuscule in comparison, with just three families, all connected to each other
