The family members of 19-year-old Dalit woman, who died after allegedly being raped by four men in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district

Lucknow: The family members of 19-year-old Dalit woman, who died after allegedly being raped by four men in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, are set to appear before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday.

Amid tight security, the victim's father, mother and three brothers left Hathras at about 6 am and will reach Lucknow by noon.

Hathras

The court on October 1 had asked the woman's parents to apprise it of their version of the incident and had also ordered the Hathras district administration to arrange for their travel to the court and facilitate their appearance before it.

Deputy Inspector General of Police, Shalabh Mathur, who had been sent to Hathras from Lucknow as a nodal officer said, "The family has been sent to Lucknow from Hathras at about 6 am amid tight security. Those coming for appearance including victim's mother, father and three brothers. Accompanying them are magistrate Anjali Gangwar and a circle officer besides policemen".

Hathras gangrape

The case is listed for hearing before a division bench of justices Pankaj Mithal and Rajan Roy at 2:15 PM.

The high court had directed the district judge to ensure that the victim's family members appear before it on Monday.