[Marxistindia] Hathras rape - corrected statement

[news from the cpi(m)]

September 30, 2020
Press Statement
 
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:
 
Condemn This Heinous Crime
 
The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the actions of the
Adityanath Government  on the blatant denial of justice to the Hathras dalit
rape victim and her family. Her death is the result of the callous approach
of the Government. The victim was grievously injured in the barbaric rape
crime committed by four upper caste men on September 14, her tongue was cut
out, she was bleeding profusely but the police refused to file an FIR for
five days, denied the victim the immediate medical treatment which could
have saved her and  in the ultimate act of caste cruelty, the police
cremated her body, denying the family the right to give their daughter a
dignified funeral.
 
This barbaric caste based rape crime is reflective of the utter lawlessness
in UP under the BJP Government and the patronage given to casteist and
reactionary forces leading to a big increase in crimes against dalits and
women. The recent NCRB report confirms this. 
 
The CPI(M) demands action against the police personnel who refused to file
an FIR and also against those responsible for the cruel act of forcible
cremation. 
 
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