Family members of the Hathras Gangrape and murder victim may appear in the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High court, either via video conferencing or in persons on Monday.
The judges will make a final decision in this matter later in the day.
"The court is not holding physical hearing due to Covid-19 pandemic but an exception could be made this case. The case has been listed before the division bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Rajan Roy at 2.15 p.m," said a court official.
Security forces, officials, and media accompanied the family who travelled with the convoy to Lucknow.
Hathras victim’s family will appear before the High Court: Key points
• Five members of the family left Hathras for Lucknow, early on Monday morning, with a tight security cover.
• The family was earlier scheduled to travel to Lucknow on Sunday night but they refused to travel at night due to security reasons.
• The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court had taken suo moto cognizance of the Hathras incident on October 1.
• The High Court has summoned the victim's family as well as top concerned officials, including the suspended Hathras SP Vikrant Veer, to record their statements regard with the incident.
• The hearing is scheduled to begin at 2.15 p.m.
• The court will seek an answer from the officials regarding the hasty cremation of the victim done in the dead of the night without the family's presence.
• Earlier the High Court had expressed its concern over the manner the victim was cremated by the police in the wee hours.
