In a recent development in the Hathras gang rape case, the Allahabad High Court on 27 August, refused to stay or transfer the trial to a Special Court outside Hathras.
The order has come in a plea moved by the victim's brother wherein he had asked the court to transfer the trial to some other court in light of the mob violence that had taken place during the proceedings before the Special Court in Hathras.
The victim's brother had alleged that an unruly mob, which included lawyers had barged into the trial court during the proceedings and intimidated the witnesses and the complainant's counsel, eventually forcing the trial judge to halt the proceedings.