New Delhi [India], December 13 (HBTV): Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who visited Boolgarhi village in Hathras on Thursday to meet the family of the 2020 Hathras crime victim, claimed that they continue to live under 'fear' and are being treated like 'criminals.'

Gandhi spent around half an hour with the family, but did not interact with the media. Following the meeting, he posted a message on X, making serious allegations against the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, stating that they would continue to fight for justice for the family.

'The whole family still lives in fear. They are being treated like criminals. They cannot move freely – they are kept under surveillance with guns and cameras at all times. The promises made to them by the BJP government have not been fulfilled till date. Neither have they been given a government job, nor has the promise of relocating them been honored,' the post read.

'Instead of giving justice to the victim's family, the government is committing various atrocities on them. Meanwhile, the accused are roaming freely. The desperation and despair of this family show the truth of the atrocities being committed on Dalits by the BJP. But we will not let this family be forced to live in this condition. We will fight with all our might to get them justice,' the post added.

In 2020, Rahul Gandhi had also met the family and accused the Yogi Adityanath government of 'exploitation' and unleashing 'atrocities' on the victim's family.

A 19-year-old Dalit woman succumbed to her injuries at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital on September 29, 2020, after being assaulted in Hathras on September 14, 2020. Her mortal remains were taken to her native place, where the UP Police and administration allegedly cremated her body without the family's consent or presence.   

(ANI)