Were there lapses by the Uttar Pradesh administration in handling of the alleged gangrape case of a Dalit teen in Hathras district? Was it a mere coincidence that the victim's body was cremated in haste, with full police force, allegedly without her family's consent?
As protests mount against the state police and the state government's delinquent attitude over the alleged rape and the subsequent death of the 19-year-old, the investigation so far has raised several red flags.