Rahul, Priyanka on their way to Hathras to meet victim’s family

Priyanka, in a tweet, says the family has been detained and is not being allowed to talk to anyone

New Delhi, October 1

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday left Delhi to meet the family of Hathras gangrape victim, whose body was allegedly forcibly cremated by the state police on Tuesday night.

Rahul and Priyanka started walking to Hathras after Uttar Pradesh police stopped their vehicles in Greater Noida.

Vadra, in a tweet, said the family had been detained and was not being allowed to talk to anyone. Posting a video of the victim’s father, Vadra said the family was being forced to fall in line.

“Will the Uttar Pradesh government intimidate people into silence? The video conference call the father had with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was a farce and meant to simply exert pressure on the family. The victim’s family is not satisfied with the investigations. Injustice is all pervasive,” Vadra said.

Rahul and Vadra were accompanied by Congress media head Randeep Surjewala and General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal to Hathras.

Meanwhile, the state police have been deployed along the borders.

The Congress leaders are learnt to have entered Uttar Pradesh.